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441. Social Determinants of Health: A Quick Reference Guide for State Offices of Rural Health and State and Territorial Health Officials - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Provides an overview of social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural communities and lists partners, resources, and national-level initiatives related to 4 significant SDOH in rural areas: housing, transportation, education, and food insecurity. Intended to serve as a starting point and guide for rural organizations that wish to address SDOH through multi-sector collaboration.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Networking and collaboration · Social determinants of health · Transportation...

442. The Influence of Food Store Access on Grocery Shopping and Food Spending - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Reports on households that do not use their own vehicle to travel to a store and live more than half a mile from a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) authorized supermarket or superstore. Includes data on household sources of food, including stores, family and friends, the household's own production, food pantries, and other sources. Data is provided by distance, and the report notes that all households more than 10 miles from the nearest SNAP-authorized store and 55% of households 1-10 miles from a SNAP-authorized store are in rural areas.

...10/2017 USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

443. HRSA Awards Nearly $19 Million to Expand Access to Healthcare Through Telehealth and Innovative Technologies - News
Date: Sep 22, 2026

Announces newly awarded funding for telehealth and technology-enabled learning projects focused on testing innovative solutions, increasing access to nutrition services, and improving provider retention to strengthen the rural healthcare workforce. Source: Health Resources & Services Administration.

...Food security and nutrition · Funding · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Technology for health and human...

444. Food Insecurity Among Working-Age Veterans - Resources
Date: May 2021

Examines rates of food insecurity among working-age veterans from 2015-2019, comparing nonmetro, metro, and suburban veterans. Provides data on characteristics of working-age veterans, household information, period of service, metro/nonmetro residence, and other data.

...Service Employment and unemployment · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Veterans...

445. Food Insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Native People: A Scoping Review to Inform Future Research and Policy Needs - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Presents a literature review focused on food insecurity in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Analyzes 34 studies and synthesizes major issues across the research such as prevalence of food insecurity, cultural foods and food sovereignty, strategies to improve food access, and the need for cultural competency when studying food insecurity in AI/AN populations.

...Advances in Nutrition, 13(5), 1566-1583 09/2022 Culture · Food security and nutrition · Tribal communities...

446. The Differences in Characteristics Among Households With and Without Obese Children: Findings From USDA's FoodAPS - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Examines characteristics of households with at least one obese child and without any obese children. Table 2 compares rural and urban household financial well-being, as it relates to obesity. Table 3 examines the food environment for rural households with and without obese children.

...youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

447. Addressing Food Insecurity in Rural Primary Care: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Barriers and Facilitators - Resources
Date: May 2024

Examines food insecurity (FI) in rural areas and the barriers and facilitators to identifying FI during primary care visits. Provides interview feedback from rural New England primary care practitioners, focused on factors that impact screening for FI and potential interventions to address patient FI. Discusses difficulty of addressing FI in rural geographies, stigma in rural communities, and food resource options from local farms.

...Canavan, et al. BMC Primary Care, 25, 163 05/2024 Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Primary care · Stigma...

448. Promising Practice: Sowing the Seeds of Healthy Eating in Rural Indiana - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Illustrates how a training and education program for rural residents living in 7 rural communities within the New Allen Alliance (NAA), a partnership of communities in eastern Allen County, Indiana, encourages healthy cooking, access to healthy foods, and improved health.

...State Offices of Rural Health Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Indiana...

449. Independent Grocery Stores in the Changing Landscape of the U.S. Food Retail Industry - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Examines the performance of independent U.S. grocery stores in 2015 and reports on changes in the prevalence and performance of these stores between 2005 and 2015. Highlights the important role of rural independent grocery stores as employers, tax generators, and sources of healthy and specialty foods.

...USDA Economic Research Service Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

450. Local and Regional Food Systems for Rural Futures - Resources
Date: Nov 2010

Explores the opportunities for social, economic, and environmental challenges in the local and regional food movement and systems for rural populations.

...rural populations. Jennifer Jensen 11/2010 Rural Policy Research Institute Environmental health · Food security and nutrition...