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511. School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Provides an overview of federal child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), among others. Includes information on reimbursement rates for rural SFSP meal sites, as well as brief mentions of rural and tribal demonstration programs.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

512. Practicing Tribal Sovereignty Through a Tribal Health Policy: Implementation of the Healthy Diné Nation Act on the Navajo Nation - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Examines the Healthy Diné Nation Act (HDNA) which was passed by the Navajo Nation in 2014 to support health and wellness in tribal communities. Analyzes the process, implementation, and evaluation of the HDNA to understand its impact on public health policy. Includes historical information about the Navajo nation as well as diabetes data and HDNA funding amounts for specific Navajo chapters.

...Food security and nutrition · Funding · Policy · Public health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Wellness, health...

513. Low Health Literacy Is Associated With Energy-Balance-Related Behaviors, Quality of Life, and BMI Among Rural Appalachian Middle School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2021

Results of a study of 854 7th-grade students in rural Appalachian Virginia, exploring relationships between health literacy and energy-balance-related health behaviors, body mass index (BMI), and quality of life. Features demographics and statistics on health-promoting and risky health behaviors, and self-rated health status.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Virginia...

514. Older Americans Act: Nutrition Services Program - Resources
Date: May 2020

Provides an overview of the Nutrition Services Program authorized under the Older Americans Act. Describes the administration of the Nutrition Services Program, its funding, service delivery, program participation, and program evaluation. Includes brief rural references throughout.

...Congressional Research Service Aging and aging-related services · Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Policy...

515. School Meals Programs and Other USDA Child Nutrition Programs: A Primer - Resources
Date: Feb 2019

Describes how federal child nutrition programs operate under current law, including eligibility rules, participation, and funding. Features statistics including reimbursement rates with breakdowns by rural or urban locations.

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

516. Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation: Summer Nutrition Status Report - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Provides information on the use of federal nutrition programs in the summer of 2023, when COVID-19 waivers ended and normal operations resumed. Includes national and state findings, policy opportunities, and information about the the rural non-congregate meal option.

...Food security and nutrition · Policy · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · State-by-state...

517. Access to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at the State and Substate Levels: Meaning and Measurement - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Estimates how eligibility and access to USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vary by age and county within Arizona using 2019-2021 program administrative data. Discusses the WIC program's reach, demography, and statistical reliability.

...Service Access · Benefit enrollment and application · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Arizona...

518. FNA: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Generic Clearance for FNA Quick Response Surveys (FNA QRS) - News
Date: Sep 24, 2026

Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) seeking comments on proposed revisions to an information collection request titled "Generic Clearance for FNA Quick Response Surveys (FNA QRS)." Information collected under this clearance will include sample frame data collections and quick-response surveys. Quick-response data collections will be used to survey key administrators of FNA programs at the state, local, and site level to answer policy and implementation questions. Comments are due by November 23, 2026. Source: Federal Register.

...Comments are due by November 23, 2026. Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Policy...

519. FNA: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State of Nebraska SNAP Demonstration Project - News
Date: Oct 2, 2026

Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) seeking comments on a demonstration project proposed by Nebraska that would test changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that may improve the delivery of SNAP benefits to raise levels of nutrition among eligible households. If approved, Nebraska would amend the SNAP definition of food for purchase to exclude "soda, soft drinks, and energy drinks" with a proposed implementation date of December 1, 2026, and exclude "candy" with a proposed implementation date of March 1, 2027. Nebraska's full request is available on the FNA website. Comments are due by November 2, 2026. Source: Federal Register.

...Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Legislation and regulations · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

520. Changes in Neighborhood Foodscapes From 2003 to 2023 by Area Rurality in the United States - Resources
Date: Jun 2026

Examines neighborhood-level characteristics of U.S. foodscapes. Utilizes 2003-2023 licensed food retailer data to analyze healthfulness of available food, food deserts, and food swamps, with data broken down by state and rurality.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · State...