Resources Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Mar 2022
Results of telephone surveys of people in Martin County, Kentucky, a highly obese community in which healthy food accessibility is scarce and which experienced the closure of a local grocery store in January 2020. Includes demographics for the participants, and compares their food shopping habits at the time of the initial contact with those at the time of a follow-up survey a year later.
...Tagged as Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Kentucky...
Date: Dec 2020
Examines barriers and facilitators for accessing healthy food in Martin County, Kentucky. Aims to develop socially-, culturally-, and historically-informed policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) interventions to reduce obesity in Appalachia and other areas.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health...
Date: 2019
Describes how three predominantly Black North Carolina communities in rural Appalachia addressed their health disparities and improved quality of life with the establishment of a community garden and the promotion of active living.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North...
Date: Sep 2019
Highlights the success and challenges of local public health units implementing the SIPsmartER program, a 6-month evidence- and community-based behavioral intervention shown to effectively decrease adult consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, in rural Appalachian Virginia.
...Food security and nutrition · Public health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Nov 2019
Describes a school and community garden intervention initially established by South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension staff members with the support and collaboration of volunteers from schools and community organizations in rural areas and tribal organizations. Highlights how 13 community gardens in South Dakota became an integral part of a local community wellness coalition by improving local access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Includes a 5-minute video about the SDSU community garden program in rural areas and on reservations in South Dakota.
...Alaska Native · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · South Dakota...
Date: Mar 2020
Highlights a study on the health implications of proposed changes to the United States Department of Agriculture's nutrition guidelines for school lunches. Compares changes to current guidelines and highlights the impact the changes would have for students of color and students in rural communities.
...Black or African American · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Hispanic or Latino · Policy · Schools...
Date: Jan 2013
Describes predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors that affect eating a Mediterranean diet in a rural Appalachian food desert in Kentucky. Includes study participant characteristics, such as age, education, and household income.
...Food security and nutrition · Population health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
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...
Date: Aug 2013
Highlights a study on food and nutrition policies in secondary schools drawing on data from the 2008 School Health Profiles principal survey from 28 states. Compares results by urban, suburban, and rural geographic areas.
...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Aug 2014
Examines the perceptions from school staff regarding student reaction to changes in the school lunch menus, implemented in 2012 according to revised standards required by the USDA's National School Lunch Program. Includes rural versus urban location and socioeconomic data of students.
...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Schools · Statistics and data...