Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Feb 2020
Presents a study examining the role of diet and gut microbiota in rates of colorectal cancer. Compares the diets of Alaska Natives, who have the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the world, with the diets of rural Africans, who have some of the lowest.
...Cancer · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Public health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Alaska...
Date: Mar 2024
Analyzes the impact of public transportation in addressing food insecurity in rural and urban areas of North Dakota. Provides county and ZIP code level sociodemographic data on population changes, food insecurity, poverty, and more. Includes discussion about causes of food insecurity in rural areas.
...data · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Transportation · North Dakota...
Deadline: Dec 5, 2025
Grants to plan, establish, and/or sustain a Farm to School program that improves access to local foods and nutrition/agriculture resources in schools.
...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Schools · Tribal communities...
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...
Date: Jan 2022
Discusses the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides an overview of federal actions on healthcare and economic policy areas through early January 2022, including data on COVID-19 relief spending and vaccinations. Offers 5 new recommendations to federal agencies regarding emergency rental assistance, nutrition assistance, and tax relief for businesses. Also designates the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) leadership and coordination of a range of public health emergencies as high risk to ensure sustained executive branch and congressional attention so the nation is prepared for future emergencies.
...response · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Income support and assistance · Policy · Statistics and data · Vaccination...
Date: Mar 2020
Describes the implementation of the High Obesity Program, a program designed to expand access to healthy foods, increase opportunities for physical activity, and reduce obesity and related diseases in high-risk and predominantly rural communities. Efforts were supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Cooperative Extension Service (CES).
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health...
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...
Date: 2017
Results of a study to estimate media technology use in tribal communities, in order to inform the possibility of providing technology-based nutrition education. Features demographics and statistics showing frequency of media technology-based activities among the 368 questionnaire respondents.
...Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Tribal communities...
Date: Jul 2018
Examines responses from the Health Information National Trends Survey (2011-2014) to compare Appalachian and non-Appalachian individuals on body mass index, beliefs about obesity, and health behaviors. Provides survey respondents' sociodemographic information, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, annual household income, and rurality.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data...
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...