Website Search Results for: Food Security

461. A Participatory Regional Partnership Approach to Promote Nutrition and Physical Activity Through Environmental and Policy Change in Rural Missouri - Resources
Date: Jun 2015

A case study of Healthier Missouri Communities (Healthier MO), a community-based research project in 12 counties in rural southeast Missouri. Describes a group process to identify and select promising evidence-based interventions to promote nutrition and physical activity.

...06/2015 Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Physical activity · Policy · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

462. Patterns of Food Insecurity, Food Availability, and Health Outcomes Among Rural and Urban Counties - Resources
Date: Jun 2010

Compares food insecurity for rural versus urban counties and addresses factors contributing to food insecurity risk, as well as associated health outcomes.

...Virginia Rural Health Research Center Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

463. Creating a Public Health Community of Practice to Support American Indian and Alaska Native Communities in Addressing Chronic Disease - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Describes use of the ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model to support and evaluate program objectives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) program.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Public health · Tobacco use · Tribal communities · Wellness...

464. Fewer Than Half of WIC-Eligible Families Receive WIC Benefits - Resources
Date: 2016

Examines the characteristics of families eligible for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) who receive WIC benefits compared to those who do not. Includes information on rural versus urban families participating in WIC. Identifies nonparticipating WIC-eligible families that could be targeted for outreach.

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

465. Association Between the Food and Physical Activity Environment, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Health Across Maine Counties - Resources
Date: 2019

Study examining associations between demographic and environmental factors, such as food availability and access to fitness facilities, and prevalence of obesity and poor cardiovascular health (CVH) in the predominantly rural state of Maine. Includes relationships between individual characteristics, like age and income, and risk factors for poor CVH, including smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, poor diet, and diabetes.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...

466. Sociocultural Construction of Food Ways in Low-Income Mexican-American Women with Diabetes: A Qualitative Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Explores successful type 2 diabetes management practices of low-income Hispanic women residing in a rural community on the Texas-Mexico border in a sociocultural context, specifically looking at foodways. Foodways are the cultural, social, and economic practices relating to the production and consumption of food.

...08/2016 Chronic disease management · Culture · Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Women...

467. Evaluating the Dissemination and Implementation of a Community Health Worker-Based Community Wide Campaign to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Physical Activity among Latinos along the U.S.-Mexico Border - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Describes a culturally tailored community-wide program to augment fruit and vegetable consumption and promote physical activity among 5,686 low-income Latinos of Mexican descent living in Texas. Features demographics and statistics on changes in fruit and vegetable consumption over the course of the intervention.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Public health · Statistics and data · U.S.-Mexico Border Region...

468. CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report - United States, 2013 - Resources
Date: Nov 2013

Addresses the differences in mortality and disease risk factors related to behaviors, access to healthcare, and social determinants of health in both rural and urban settings.

...Food security and nutrition · HIV and AIDS · Health disparities · Health insurance · Mental health · Mortality · Obesity...

469. Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Healthy Eating Behavior for Gestational Diabetes Risk Reduction Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescent and Young Adult Females: A Qualitative Exploration - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Reports on themes from key informant interviews to understand the connection between food insecurity and gestational diabetes mellitus risk reduction behaviors for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) young adult women. Discusses the cultural habits related to diet and nutrition, influences on food choices, and issues related to data gathering on diet and nutrition for AI/AN communities.

...Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Women...

470. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthy Lifestyles in Rural Families - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Evaluates the effects of the early COVID-19 pandemic on family health behaviors, utilizing thematic analysis of 30 interviews conducted from June 2020 through September 2020 with rural caregivers who were participants in a healthy lifestyles intervention. Discusses themes related to mental health, physical activity, time use, approaches to parenting and family routines, and food choice.

...Families · Food security and nutrition · Mental health · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...