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511. Transportation Issues Affecting Independent Grocers and Fresh Food Distribution: A Comparison Study of Rural and Urban Communities in the US - Resources
Date: Mar 2025

Examines the factors impacting fresh food distribution by independent grocers in rural and urban areas of the United States. Discusses food access, transportation concerns, roadways, logistics, markets, and more. Includes a profile of the northernmost rural counties in Wisconsin.

...David Long 03/2025 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Transportation · Wisconsin...

512. Reestablishing and Reviving Great Lakes Intertribal Food Systems to Heal Tribal Communities - Resources
Date: May 2025

A video featuring tribal leaders of the Menominee Indian Tribe residing in Wisconsin and their efforts to reclaim traditional food sustenance practices. Discusses issues such as food insecurity in tribal communities and how traditional indigenous agriculture can improve health and sustainability. Transcript available below description.

...Medical College of Wisconsin Culture · Food security and nutrition · Sustainability of programs · Tribal communities · Wisconsin...

513. Listening to Local Voices in Community Assessment: Access to Food and Physical Activity in Wisconsin's Black, Hmong, Latinx, and Somali Communities - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Examines the barriers and facilitators related to accessing healthy food and engaging in physical activity within Hmong, Somali, Latinx, and Black/African American communities in Wisconsin. Includes feedback from community-led focus group discussions involving participants from rural and urban counties. Provides suggestions to create partnerships and improve programming.

...County-by-county data · Culture · Food security and nutrition · Immigrants · Networking and collaboration · Physical activity · Wisconsin...

514. Rural Illinois in Numbers: Content-Valid Indicators for Governance - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Reports on quality of life (QOL) measures in Illinois such as economic conditions, access to healthcare, educational attainment, crime rates, and more. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparisons using data spanning from 2000 to 2020.

...Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Income · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Illinois...

515. Agriculture and Health Sectors Collaborate in Addressing Population Health - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

An overview of the collaboration between the Cooperative Extension Service and the health sector in various states and the impact this collaboration has on population health through community-based efforts, including health and wellness and 4-H programs, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Describes a case study of a collaborative model in New Mexico.

...Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · New Mexico...

516. Aging in Appalachia - Resources
Date: 2019

Episodes of the radio program "Inside Appalachia," exploring challenges faced by elderly people in Appalachia, and the resources available to them. Topics include caregiver shortages, Alzheimer's disease, dying with dignity, and isolation and loneliness.

...Food security and nutrition · Home and community-based services · Hospice and palliative care · Informal caregivers...

517. 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...

518. Place Effects and Chronic Disease Rates in a Rural State: Evidence from a Triangulation of Methods - Resources
Date: Sep 2020

Investigates the relationship between place effects, or food environment, and prevalence of chronic diseases in West Virginia. Features data and statistics on how areas with access to different food vendors (hot spots) and those that lack food providers (cold spots) impact diabetes and obesity rates, with information broken down by rural or urban setting.

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

519. 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...

520. Farmers' Market Use Is Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Diverse Southern Rural Communities - Resources
Date: 2014

Examines the sociodemographic characteristics of farmers market participants, the barriers and facilitators to farmers market shopping in southern rural communities, and the associations between farmers market use with fruit and vegetable consumption and body mass index (BMI). Seeks to assess the potential for using farmers markets to increase access to and the consumption of fruits and vegetables in rural areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · The South · Wellness, health...