Skip to main content
Rural Health Information Hub

Website Search Results for: Food Security

1095 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 431 - 440:

431. Navigating Food Insecurity as a Rural Older Adult: The Importance of Congregate Meal Sites, Social Networks and Transportation Services - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Explores food insecurity as experienced by older adults in rural Indiana. Provides maps showing places to access food in southern Indiana as well as demographic information of interviewees compared to national averages, such as income, race and ethnicity, presence of disability, and more. Discusses issues such as transportation, living alone, and closure of congregate meal sites.

...Nutrition, 17(5), 593-614 10/2021 Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Statistics and data · Indiana...

432. Rural Communities Leading the Way: Introducing Local Foods to Meal Service - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Discusses how 3 rural communities utilize local food procurement strategies to provide for school meals. Includes approaches to overcome food insecurity, invest in local food economies, and provide educational opportunities for students related to agriculture and science.

...Children and youth · Community and economic development · Community engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Schools...

433. Longitudinal Analysis of Neighborhood Food Environment and Diabetes Risk in the Veterans Administration Diabetes Risk Cohort - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Results of a study examining the association between neighborhood food environment and risk of type 2 diabetes across communities, with breakdowns by high-density urban, low-density urban, suburban, and rural locations. Features statistics including characteristics of the diabetes risk cohort, and incidence of type 2 diabetes by demographic characteristics, overall and by community type.

...JAMA Network Open, 4(10) 10/2021 Access · Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Veterans...

434. Child Nutrition Program Operations Study (CN-OPS-II): School Year 2017-18 - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Reports on policy, administrative, and operational issues in Child Nutrition (CN) programs in the United States. Analyzes 2,000 State agencies (SAs) and School Food Authorities (SFAs) to provide a nationally representative sample with 2017-2018 data on finances and eligibility related to school meals, meeting nutritional standards, implementation of policies to purchase local food, and more. Includes breakdown of data by SFA size, urbanicity, U.S. region, and percent of children approved for free or reduced price (F/RP) meals.

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

435. A Prospective Cohort Analysis of Gut Microbial Co-metabolism in Alaska Native and Rural African People at High and Low Risk of Colorectal Cancer - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Presents a study examining the role of diet and gut microbiota in rates of colorectal cancer. Compares the diets of Alaska Natives, who have the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the world, with the diets of rural Africans, who have some of the lowest.

...Cancer · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Public health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Alaska...

436. USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Contributed to Rural Economic Output, Jobs Following the Great Recession - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Reports on the economic impacts of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in rural areas from 2009-2014 based on data from the USDA and U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Discusses job creation, household spending, and food-sector investments.

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

437. From Pickup to Porch: Best Practices for Diverse Rural Non-Congregate Meal Distribution - Resources
Date: May 2026

A recorded webinar that discusses strategies to successfully implement rural non-congregate (RNC) meal distribution programs. Provides RNC program examples focused on grab-and-go options, mobile meal routes, and home delivery across geographically dispersed areas. Transcript available below description.

...McKenzie Suitter, Lorinda El Aouita, Christy Lawson 05/2026 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition...

438. 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...

439. Strengthening SNAP and TANF is Essential to Support Children in Early Childhood - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Research brief examining participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Virginia during children's first six years of life. Uses administrative data from the Virginia Longitudinal Data System to explore differences in participation by race and residence in rural versus urban counties.

...Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Virginia...

440. Rural Counties Losing Share of Grocery Stores, Gaining Other Types of Food Retailers - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Reports on changes in the rural food retail landscape in the 48 contiguous states from 1990 to 2015 using National Establishment Time Series data. Describes the distribution of different types of stores in nonmetro counties, including single-location grocery stores, chain stores, and dollar stores.

...Amber Waves 12/2021 USDA Economic Research Service Access · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...