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431. Map: SNAP Matters to Seniors in Every Community - Metropolitan Areas, Small Towns, and Rural Areas - Resources
Reviewed: Aug 2024

Interactive county-level map showing the share of all households with seniors ages 60 and above that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Each county is categorized as metropolitan, small town, or rural.

...Food Research & Action Center Tagged as Aging and aging-related services · Benefit enrollment and application · County-by-county data · Elderly population · Food security...

432. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Assessment and Tailoring Study (WIC NATS) - Resources
Date: May 2024

Provides an overview of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and how local WIC agencies and clinic sites assess their breastfeeding and nutrition services to improve participant retention and service delivery. Includes two reports: a pre-pandemic nutrition assessment report at the state and local levels and a remote versus in-person report focused on assessment processes. Includes data from state agencies as well as 369 local WIC agencies, with differences between rural versus urban agencies discussed.

...Food and Nutrition Service Tagged as Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Maternal health...

433. Rural Hunger in America: Afterschool Meals - Resources
Date: Apr 2018

Fact sheet describing the benefits of Afterschool Nutrition Programs and offering suggestions for strategies to help rural communities overcome barriers to participating in these programs.

...Food Research & Action Center Tagged as Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Wellness...

434. National School Lunch Afterschool Snack Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Funding for schools and residential child care institutions to provide afterschool snacks to low-income children who participate in the National School Lunch program.

...Food security and nutrition · Schools For complete information about funding programs, including your application status...

435. Healthy Children, Healthy Nations: Charting Pathways on Early Childhood Development and Nutrition for Minnesota's Native Children - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Discusses the health of Native American children in Minnesota. Features state and national data about Native American children's health, as well as interventions in children's nutrition, early childhood development, and childhood trauma.

...competency · Food security and nutrition · Trauma-informed care · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Minnesota...

436. Rural America's Senior Citizens: Considerations for Transportation, Healthcare Access, Connectedness, Nutrition and Economics - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Policy paper providing an overview of rural older adults. Examines the challenges rural older adults face in accessing healthcare. Discusses how transportation, social isolation, nutrition, and economics impact the health outcomes of this population.

...Economics and the economy · Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Social connectedness · Transportation...

437. Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Nutrition Education Grant Program (FDPNE) - Funding
Deadline: Mar 16, 2022

Funding to provide nutrition education for participants of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, resulting in healthier food choices and a better understanding of healthy food preparation methods.

...Food security and nutrition For complete information about funding programs, including your application status, please...

438. Summer Food Service Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Funding to provide free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need during the summer months.

...Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Schools For complete information about funding programs...

439. Health Care's Role in Rural Economic Development: How Work Support Programs Improve Health and Stimulate Rural Economies - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Policy brief exploring how work support programs – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF) – and other state and federal programs can address social determinants of health, improve health, and stimulate economic activity in rural America. Offers policy recommendations to increase access to these programs in rural areas.

...Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Income support and assistance · Policy...

440. Health Disparities in Tennessee - Resources
Date: May 2024

Examines health disparities experienced by Tennessee residents. Measures include life expectancy, health equity, healthcare access, mental health and trauma, infectious disease, chronic disease, cancer, reproductive health, and age-specific health. Features statistics with breakdowns by race, ethnicity, gender, and urban or rural location.

...Food security and nutrition · HIV and AIDS · Health disparities · Health screening · Health workforce shortage designations...