Website Search Results for: Food Security

431. Food-Related Data Sources - Resources
Reviewed: Mar 2026

Compiles food-related data sources that examine store sales, consumer purchases, consumption, availability, and food-related types of data.

...related types of data. USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

432. A Disaggregated View of Market Concentration in the Food Retail Industry - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Examines changes in food retailing market concentration at the national, state, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and county levels in the United States from 1990-2019, using data from the National Establishment Time Series dataset. Features statistics with breakdowns by metro, large nonmetro, small nonmetro, and rural areas.

...USDA Economic Research Service Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

433. Interim Final Rule on Non-Congregate Summer Meals: Top Takeaways for Operators - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Provides information on the interim final rule (IFR) regarding non-congregate summer meals, established in December 2023 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Discusses IFR highlights for food program operators, such as rural definitions, congregate service access, meal service options, approved sites, and more.

...service options, approved sites, and more. 02/2024 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition · Policy...

434. Child Nutrition Program Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March through September 2020: School Meals Operations Study, Year 1 Report (Final) - Resources
Date: May 2023

Describes trends in Child Nutrition (CN) Program participation during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, from March through September 2020. Presents data on the number of meals served, operational and financial challenges state agencies and local program operators experienced during the pandemic, and the use of COVID-19 Child Nutrition nationwide waivers. Includes information on challenges rural program operators faced.

...application · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

435. COVID-19 Working Paper: Consumer Food Spending Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Examines U.S. consumer food-at-home (FAH) and food-away-from home (FAFH) purchasing behaviors prior to 2016-2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). Provides spending data for U.S. households by age, race and ethnicity, household composition, income, and region. Includes budget share data for fruits, vegetables, and protein, and per capita spending on FAH and FAFH by region and urban/rural areas.

...COVID-19 · Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

436. Most Nonmetro Counties Had Fewer than 5 Restaurant Options per 1,000 People in 2019 - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Map showing nonmetro counties that has no restaurants, fewer than 2 restaurants per 1,000 people, fewer then 5, or 5 or more.

...then 5, or 5 or more. 04/2023 USDA Economic Research Service County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...

437. Community Health Impact Lab Micro Grants Program - Funding
Deadline: Mar 1, 2026

Grants to support physician-led projects designed to improve health outcomes at the community level. The program funds innovative, community-centered projects that address a broad range of health-related challenges faced by populations with limited access to care.

...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare needs and services · Human services · Informal caregivers · Maternal health and prenatal...

438. University of Nebraska at Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP) - Funding
Deadline: Dec 1, 2026

Scholarships and professional development opportunities for high school seniors from rural Nebraska who wish to practice in rural Nebraska following the completion of specific health professions educational programs.

...Food security and nutrition · Health career pathways · Health workforce education and training · Nurses · Occupational therapy...

439. Feasibility Study of a Screening Decision Tool for Allocating Adults into Food Is Medicine Programs as an Effective Approach to Target Clinical and Dietary Outcomes among Rural and Urban Adults - Resources
Date: Apr 2026

Examines the feasibility of utilizing a food insecurity screening tool to identify hypertension patients in a Kentucky hospital system needing medically tailored meals (MTM) or grocery prescription (Rx). Provides rural versus urban program comparisons, with data on clinical results as well as qualitative feedback from participants. Discusses the screening tool's effectiveness in identifying nutrition needs in both rural and urban patients.

...Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion...

440. Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas - Funding
Deadline: Jun 15, 2026

Grants to institutions of higher education in U.S. territories, commonwealth, and freely associated states designed to strengthen the capacity to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agriculture sciences through distance education technology.

...Food security and nutrition · Health career pathways · Health workforce education and training · Poverty · Research methods...