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431. Food Insecurity in Southwest Virginia - Resources
Date: May 2022

Policy brief exploring the intersectionality between food insecurity and socioeconomic status as well as COVID-19 impacts in Southwest Virginia (SWVA), a primarily-rural area with the highest food insecurity and lowest socioeconomic status in Virginia. Highlights the seriousness and complexity of food insecurity in SWVA and the need for future research. Features statistics comparing food insecurity rates and median household income in Grayson County and Loudoun County, and the relationship between labor force and unemployment rate between 2016-2022.

...Access · Employment and unemployment · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Poverty · Statistics and data · Virginia...

432. The Hunger Coalition's Bloom Truck and Bloom Markets - Models & Innovations
Added: Jul 13, 2023

A summer food truck and mobile farm stand bring healthy, affordable food to families in Blaine County, Idaho.

...Food security and nutrition Idaho Rural Health Information Hub, 2023. The Hunger Coalition's Bloom...

433. Community Voices from North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots Program: Implications for Designing and Evaluating Programs to Address Upstream Drivers of Health - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Describes experiences of participants in North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots program, including enrollees, care managers, and staff at community-based organizations. The program tested impacts of providing services to eligible Medicaid members to address upstream drivers of health in 3 predominantly rural regions of the state.

...faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Medicaid · Social connectedness · North Carolina...

434. Food Deserts and Hypertension Prevalence in the Central Valley - Resources
Date: May 2024

Policy brief analyzing the association between food deserts and hypertension by census tract in San Joaquin Valley, California. Includes color-coded census tract maps. Mentions high incidence of hypertension and food deserts in rural areas.

...Valley Health Policy Institute Cardiovascular disease · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Statistics and data · California...

435. Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Impacts - Resources
Date: 2017

Highlights programs in 6 rural counties to improve the health and well-being of children and families supported by the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative. Programs included the expansion of the early childhood care and education program, promotion of physical activity through the development of walking and biking routes, and improved accessibility to local foods and support for the local economy.

...Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Iowa...

436. Beverage Consumption Patterns among Overweight and Obese African American Women - Resources
Date: Dec 2017

Examines beverage consumption patterns, including the number of beverages and type, contributing to the overall energy intake and weight status among overweight and obese African American women in the rural South. Includes statistics on beverage consumption by age, education, and rural versus urban residence.

...12/2017 Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · The South · Women...

437. Comparing the Effects of Teen Mentors to Adult Teachers on Child Lifestyle Behaviors and Health Outcomes in Appalachia - Resources
Date: Oct 2013

Explores a study of a school-based intervention that mentors young children to reverse obesity health risks in rural Appalachia. Compares two curriculum delivery methods, one using teen mentors and the other adult teachers. Assesses the effects of the number of mentoring sessions attended on the intended outcomes.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

438. Addressing Food Insecurity in Rural Tennessee - Resources
Date: May 2023

A podcast that discusses local hospitals in rural Hardeman County, Tennessee that collaborated to improve access to healthy food for citizens who were experiencing food insecurity and a lack of transportation to grocery stores. Includes information on a community health needs assessment, data exploration, obesity rates, use of grant funds to address health and wellness, and more.

...Food security and nutrition · Funding · Hospitals · Networking and collaboration · Obesity and weight control · Transportation · Wellness...

439. Reestablishing and Reviving Great Lakes Intertribal Food Systems to Heal Tribal Communities - Resources
Date: May 2025

A video featuring tribal leaders of the Menominee Indian Tribe residing in Wisconsin and their efforts to reclaim traditional food sustenance practices. Discusses issues such as food insecurity in tribal communities and how traditional indigenous agriculture can improve health and sustainability. Transcript available below description.

...Medical College of Wisconsin Culture · Food security and nutrition · Sustainability of programs · Tribal communities · Wisconsin...

440. FNS: National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rate - News
Date: Jul 16, 2026

Announces the annual adjustments to the federal and state funding levels and reimbursement rates for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and the reimbursement rates for institutions participating in the Special Milk Program for Children. Updated rates are effective from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Source: Federal Register.

...July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools...