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461. Assessment of Mobile Device and SMS Use for Diet and Exercise Information among Rural Mexican-American Adolescents - Resources
Date: Nov 2014

Study examining how rural Mexican-American youth use the Internet or short message service (SMS) on mobile devices to access health related information to learn about diet and exercise. Evaluates the use of mobile devices for diet and exercise knowledge and its utility in planning interventions to address obesity among the study population.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Technology for health and human...

462. Multilevel Faith-Based Public Health Initiative in Rural Alabama, 2017 - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Examines the impact of Live Well Faith Communities, a 9-week, faith-based health promotion initiative undertaken in 14 faith communities in rural Alabama. Describes faith community policy and environmental changes related to promoting healthy eating and physical activity. Also discusses participant lifestyle changes.

...Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Alabama...

463. Factors Impacting Implementation of Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies in Rural Schools - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Examines school policies and implementation related to nutrition and physical activity (PA) to understand the disproportionate rates of obesity in rural Latino children. Analyzes perceptions of policies and barriers from 20 interviews with stakeholders in Lower Yakima Valley of Eastern Washington State K-12 school districts. Discusses themes such as knowledge of school PA and nutrition policies as well as barriers and facilitators to policy implementation.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Schools · Washington...

464. Healthy Eating and Active Living Through an Equity Lens - Resources
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...

465. SIPsmartER Delivered Through Rural, Local Health Districts: Adoption and Implementation Outcomes - Resources
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...

466. Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country: A New Partnership and Approach - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) program, designed to use tribal wisdom to protect and promote physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.

...Disease, 16 08/2019 Food security and nutrition · Funding · Networking and collaboration · Physical activity · Tribal communities...

467. Food and Beverage Options at Highway Rest Areas in North Carolina: A Mixed-Methods Audit and Geospatial Approach - Resources
Date: Oct 2019

Results of a 2018 study to determine the accessibility and healthfulness of food and beverages available at 24 rural and 6 urban North Carolina rest areas. Features statistics on characteristics of the rest areas, including distance from limited-service restaurants or convenience stores.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

468. "What We Raise Ourselves": Growing Food Sovereignty in the Mississippi Delta - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Discusses strategies to achieve food sovereignty and preserve traditional food practices in the Mississippi Delta based on data from 43 surveys and focus group interviews from 28 participants. Presents information on community gardens, farmers markets, and farm-to-school programs such as Delta EATS to provide more nutritious food options for local communities.

...Community Development, 11(2), 285-299 03/2022 Delta Region · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Mississippi...

469. Gender and Age Are Associated with Healthy Food Purchases via Grocery Voucher Redemption - Resources
Date: Jul 2014

Explores the association of age, gender, education, and income level with purchasing healthy foods using a grocery voucher in rural Appalachian Kentucky, an area considered a food desert with higher rates of chronic disease. Includes data on the purchase of a designated voucher food item by age, sex, education, and income.

...disease · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Kentucky...

470. Maryland Hunger Profiles - Resources
Date: May 2025

Provides state- and county-level data on age of population, median household income, childhood and older adult poverty levels, and food program usage in Maryland. Discusses strategies to end hunger in the state.

...Children and youth · County-by-county data · Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Income · Poverty · Maryland...