Website Search Results for: Food Security

461. Food Choice Considerations Among American Indians Living in Rural Oklahoma: The THRIVE Study - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Reports the findings of a modified Food Choices Values (FCV) Questionnaire administered to 83 American Indian (Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) customers who shop at tribally owned convenience stores at least 3 times a week. Questionnaire requested information related to buying and eating food, including sensory appeal, safety, accessibility, weight control, convenience, and organic and comfort food. Research findings were used to design and implement a healthy retail intervention within two tribally owned and managed convenience stores.

...Appetite, 128, 14-20 09/2018 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Oklahoma...

462. Characterizing the Local Food Environment and Grocery Store Decision-Making among a Large American Indian Community in the North-Central United States: Qualitative Results from the Healthy Foods Healthy Families Feasibility Study - Resources
Date: Oct 2019

Highlights a study on the perceived barriers to the access of healthy food for rural tribal communities. Bases conclusions on focus group interviews and discusses potential interventions.

...Nutrition, 22(14), 2653-2661 10/2019 Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Public health · Tribal communities...

463. Food for Thought - Facing the Facts About Food Insecurity: Episode 2 - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Podcast episode discussing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research on food insecurity in rural areas. Describes the prevalence of food insecure households, behavioral responses to food insecurity, and how USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) research and data can inform policy and community-driven solutions.

...Communications, Inc. Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data...

464. Formative Evaluation to Increase Availability of Healthy Snacks and Beverages in Stores Near Schools in Two Rural Oregon Counties, 2013 - Resources
Date: Dec 2015

Results of a study using interviews conducted at 15 food stores in 8 rural eastern Oregon communities, to determine owners' perspectives on customer demand for healthy snacks and beverages, space constraints, vendor influence, and perishability. Includes statistics on percentages of stores stocking single-portion and multiportion units of specific foods and beverages.

...Hayley A. Pickus Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 12/2015 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Oregon...

465. Healthy Options: A Community-Based Program to Address Food Insecurity - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Presents the results of a study to better understand the experience of food insecurity in rural Adams County, Pennsylvania and to examine the impact of a community-based program developed to increase access to and consumption of local, healthy foods.

...Gettysburg College, Center for Public Service Research Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

466. What Rural Women Want the Public Health Community to Know About Access to Healthful Food: A Qualitative Study, 2011 - Resources
Date: Apr 2016

Results of a study in which 110 southern Illinois women identified physical, economic, and social barriers to acquiring healthy food. Features statistics including race, age group, and county of residence.

...Nadine R. Peacock Preventing Chronic Disease, 13 04/2016 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Illinois...

467. Fruit and Vegetable Bucks: Adams County Grocery Store Snap Incentive Program - Resources
Date: 2017

Describes and evaluates the Adams County Grocery Store SNAP Incentive for Produce in Winter/Early Spring – a program in rural Pennsylvania for residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to assist them in purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables.

...Adams County Food Policy Council, Gettysburg College Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

468. Characterization of Non-Nutritive Sweetener Intake in Rural Southwest Virginian Adults Living in a Health-Disparate Region - Resources
Date: Jul 2017

Identifies non-nutritive sweetener (NNS) intake among adults living in rural southwest Virginia. Examines if differences exist between NNS consumers and NNS non-consumers by demographics, weight and body mass index (BMI), cardio-metabolic measures, dietary intake and quality.

...Jamie M. Zoellner Nutrients, 9(7), 757 07/2017 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Virginia...

469. Community Perspectives on Access to and Availability of Healthy Food in Rural, Low-Resource, Latino Communities - Resources
Date: Dec 2016

Results of interviews and surveys with residents of a rural central California agricultural community, exploring their perceptions of access to healthy foods.

...Estrada, Kathleen Grassi, Stephanie Nathan Preventing Chronic Disease, 13 12/2016 Food security and nutrition · California...

470. Rural Children's Health and Health Care - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Examines differences in child health conditions by rural and urban residency. Explores differences in use of preventative dental and medical services by poverty rate, adverse childhood experiences, overweight and obesity, food insecurity, and physical activity.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Oral health · Physical activity · Poverty...