Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Apr 2022
Discusses Appalachia's food systems based on the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 2017 Census of Agriculture, highlighting the connection to economic and community development, environmental health and safety, and public health. Provides case studies of food banks that improve community access to food as well as produce prescription programs that help treat chronic diseases and promote community health.
...promote community health. 04/2022 Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Mar 2016
Seven research modules guiding food system planning, economic assessment, and analysis of data. Explains that local food production promotes rural economic revitalization and supports built capital invested in rural communities, and notes the importance of recognizing differences in rural and urban food issues.
...Department of Agriculture Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Research methods and resources...
Date: Nov 2017
Results of a study using data from 2013 to describe residential environments of veterans, in regard to availability of food and recreational opportunities. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by six levels of urbanicity, including micropolitan and noncore.
...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Veterans · Wellness, health...
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...
Date: Oct 2017
Examines whether buying food before or after school at nearby stores or fast-food restaurants was related to adolescents' overall diet and participation in school breakfast programs. Features statistics using data from 404 students from 8 rural Minnesota schools during the 2014-2015 school year.
...Health, 87(10), 723-731 10/2017 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Statistics and data · Minnesota...
Date: Oct 2017
Describes the food insecurity rate in Oregon that is statistically higher than the rate for the U.S. Highlights the characteristics of the population affected by food insecurity including renters, single mothers, limited education, and rural versus urban.
...Families · Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Oregon...
Date: Jan 2020
Report details an effort to promote water consumption as a replacement for sugary beverages in order to combat obesity in Nebraska schools. Highlights ways the state has increased access to water fountains and water bottle filling stations. Compares rates of obesity to other states for children and adults.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: Oct 2017
Details the values, goals, and recommendations of food system stakeholders throughout Maryland and encourages coordination and collaboration for a healthy, equitable, economically and environmentally sustainable food system. Includes recommendations for the five major food system sectors: production and processing, distribution, access, consumption, and recovery.
...recovery. 10/2017 The Institute for Public Health Innovation Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Maryland...
Date: Mar 2005
Discusses access to and participation in low-income programs, such as welfare and public housing, by those who are eligible. Includes information on strategies used by federal, state, and local administrators to improve access.
...application · Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Housing and homelessness · Income support and assistance · Medicaid...
Date: Jan 2022
Discusses the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides an overview of federal actions on healthcare and economic policy areas through early January 2022, including data on COVID-19 relief spending and vaccinations. Offers 5 new recommendations to federal agencies regarding emergency rental assistance, nutrition assistance, and tax relief for businesses. Also designates the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) leadership and coordination of a range of public health emergencies as high risk to ensure sustained executive branch and congressional attention so the nation is prepared for future emergencies.
...response · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Income support and assistance · Policy · Statistics and data · Vaccination...