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471. Community Benefit Programming to Improve Healthy Food Access and Reduce Risk of Diet-Related Disease: A National Survey of Hospitals - Resources
Date: 2017

Details the results of a survey on hospital community benefit programming to increase access to healthy food in an attempt to reduce diet-related health conditions. Discusses the Community Health Needs Assessments for the communities the surveyed hospitals were serving. Looks at the various implementation strategies used for each program.

...Harm Food security and nutrition · Hospitals · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

472. Arizona State Health Assessment, 2024 - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Reports on the health of people in Arizona, including population subgroups, social determinants of health, and priority health issues. Discusses health and access disparities in rural, tribal, and border areas. Includes county-level data.

...Food security and nutrition · HIV and AIDS · Health conditions · Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Injuries · Maternal...

473. To Improve Rural Health Equity, Invest in Housing, Water, and Food Access - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Discusses proven solutions state and federal policymakers can adopt to promote health equity in rural communities by focusing on investments in water, housing, and food access.

...Corianne Payton Scally 11/2020 Urban Institute Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Infrastructure · Policy...

474. Persistent Gaps in SNAP Benefit Adequacy across the Rural-Urban Continuum - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Report examining gaps in the adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to cover the cost of a meal across the rural-urban continuum using the USDA's Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs). Discusses characteristics of the counties with the largest gaps and addresses the policy implications of the 2021 Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) update to SNAP.

...Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

475. Working With Rural Producers to Expand EBT in Farmers' Markets: A Case Study in Hardeman County, Tennessee - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Reviews a case study about how an Extension program encouraged rural Tennessee farmers market producers to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT). Discusses the outcomes of a workshop about how to begin the EBT application process, advertise SNAP at a farmers market, and improve health benefits by expanding food access.

...Promotion Practice, 24(1) 03/2023 Access · Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Tennessee...

476. Maximizing Resources: Financial Strategies and Staffing Solutions for Non-Congregate Summer Meals - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

A recorded webinar that discusses the finances and staffing challenges of operating a non-congregate summer meal program. Includes an example from rural Louisiana. Transcript available below description.

...Donna Martin, Carey Sealy, Jenny Welch 04/2024 No Kid Hungry Food security and nutrition · Louisiana...

477. A 'Scrappy' Push for Health: 'Our Best Asset Is Our People' - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Provides an overview of health challenges in Allen County, Kansas, and actions that communities in the area have taken to address them, including fundraising for a local hospital, building bike and walking trails, establishing job training programs, advocating for improved access to healthy food, and more. Allen County is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.

...Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kansas...

478. Obesity and Related Health Behaviors Among Urban and Rural Children in the United States: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 - Resources
Date: Jul 2011

Evaluates and compares the rates of overweight, obesity and related health behaviors among rural and urban children using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness...

479. Supporting Families in Region XI AIAN Head Start: Centers' Early Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Describes how Region XI Head Start children's centers adjusted their communications and services with families during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Examines the needs that families reported to center staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, including food and nutrition services and healthcare related to COVID-19, and discusses how centers provided supports to meet these needs.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Infectious diseases · Schools · Statistics and data · Transportation · Tribal...

480. Longitudinal Analysis of Nut-Inclusive Diets and Body Mass Index Among Overweight and Obese African American Women Living in Rural Alabama and Mississippi, 2011-2013 - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Results of a weight loss intervention among 383 overweight women in 8 rural Alabama and Mississippi counties, evaluating the association between intake of nuts and other select food groups with participants' body mass index (BMI) over a 24-month period. Features data on participants' income, education, rates of consumption of various foods, and more.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...