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491. Fiscal Years 2021-2023 USDA Report to Congress on Reducing Barriers to Food Access - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Examines federal strategies between October 2020 and September 2023 to improve food access in the United States. Discusses resilient food systems, nutrition assistance programs, safety and sustainability, and research and evaluation activities. Includes examples of rural and tribal development, food policy, and funding.

...Food and Nutrition Service Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Policy · Tribal communities...

492. Results of USDA's Food and Nutrition Service-Administered School Food Authority Survey II on Supply Chain Disruption and Student Participation - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Provides 2022-2023 survey data on how supply chain disruptions have impacted school meal operations. Discusses common supply chain challenges, vendor participation issues, changes in food and labor costs, student participation in school meal programs, and more. Includes regional as well as rural versus non-rural snapshots of the survey data.

...Food and Nutrition Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

493. Child Nutrition Program Operations Study (CN-OPS-II): School Year 2017-18 - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Reports on policy, administrative, and operational issues in Child Nutrition (CN) programs in the United States. Analyzes 2,000 State agencies (SAs) and School Food Authorities (SFAs) to provide a nationally representative sample with 2017-2018 data on finances and eligibility related to school meals, meeting nutritional standards, implementation of policies to purchase local food, and more. Includes breakdown of data by SFA size, urbanicity, U.S. region, and percent of children approved for free or reduced price (F/RP) meals.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

494. Assessing SNAP Participants' Fitness for Work: Final Report - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Examines how assessments are made and implemented regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements. Discusses variations of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) across 4 case study states: Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes SNAP applicant characteristics and determinations for work requirements by demographic information and urbanicity of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural. Provides feedback from rural SNAP staff regarding difficulties assessing SNAP participants' fitness for work.

...Food security and nutrition · Human services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Georgia · Maryland · Texas...

495. Evaluation of the Fiscal Year 2020 Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Project - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Examines the impact of the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) Project which aimed to increase the purchase and consumption of milk in households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Analyzes 4 pilot stores in Texas participating in the program, including Littlefield which is situated in a nonmetro area. Includes demographic characteristics of counties with pilot stores as well as data on milk sales, redemption of incentives, and more.

...Food and Nutrition Service Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Texas...

496. Shaping Summertime Experiences: Opportunities to Promote Healthy Development and Well-Being for Children and Youth - Resources
Date: 2019

Examines the impact of summertime experiences on school-age children and youth related to academic learning, social and emotional development, physical and mental health, and health-promoting and safety behaviors. Includes discussion of rural residence and its impact on children's access to supportive services, including food programs, during the summer.

...Engineering, and Medicine Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Rural-urban differences...

497. National- and State-Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and Program Reach in 2022: Final Report, Volume 1 - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Compares eligibility versus participation in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in 2022 using Community Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), American Community Survey (ACS), and National Vital Statistics data. Discusses trends over time for infants and pregnant women as well as by breastfeeding status, race and ethnicity, Medicaid participation, and urbanicity. Includes state and regional comparisons.

...Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Medicaid · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state...

498. 2023 Summer Non-Congregate Meal Service: Results from the 2023 Summer Non-Congregate Sponsor Survey - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Evaluates the implementation of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which permanently allowed for rural non-congregate meal service as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Meal Programs. Provides 2023 survey data from State agency sponsors operating summer non-congregate meal service for children, with a focus on site participation, sponsor experiences, meal pick up sites, meal delivery, and future plans for non-congregate meal service.

...Nutrition Service Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Legislation and regulations · Statistics and data...

499. USDA Community Eligibility Provision Characteristics Study - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Reports on the school meal service Community Eligible Provisions (CEP) in low-income areas based on data from school years 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. Discusses characteristics of participating and non-participating Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and schools, the perceived benefits and barriers of participation, and impacts of CEP. Includes data on eligibility and participation of LEAs in rural areas.

...Nutrition Service Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Schools · Statistics and data...

500. Rapid Health Impact Assessment on USDA Proposed Changes to School Nutrition Standards - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Highlights a study on the health implications of proposed changes to the United States Department of Agriculture's nutrition guidelines for school lunches. Compares changes to current guidelines and highlights the impact the changes would have for students of color and students in rural communities.

...Eating Research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Schools...