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511. Characterizing the Local Food Environment and Grocery Store Decision-Making among a Large American Indian Community in the North-Central United States: Qualitative Results from the Healthy Foods Healthy Families Feasibility Study
Date: Oct 2019

Highlights a study on the perceived barriers to the access of healthy food for rural American Indian communities. Bases conclusions on focus group interviews and discusses potential interventions.

...Tagged as American Indian or Alaska Native · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Public health...

512. Independent Grocery Stores in the Changing Landscape of the U.S. Food Retail Industry
Date: Nov 2017

Examines the performance of independent U.S. grocery stores in 2015, and reports on changes in the prevalence and performance of these stores between 2005 and 2015. Highlights the important role of rural independent grocery stores as employers, tax generators, and sources of healthy and specialty foods.

...foods. Author(s) Clare Cho, Richard Volpe Date 11/2017 Type Document Organization USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as Community and economic development · Food security...

513. Exposure to a Multilevel, Multicomponent Obesity Prevention Intervention (OPREVENT2) in Rural Native American Communities: Variability and Association with Change in Diet Quality
Date: Nov 2021

Explores the efficacy of an obesity prevention program aimed at rural Native Americans. Discusses the structure of the intervention and measures the outcomes. Breaks down the data by age group, region, and intervention component exposed to, among other measures.

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

514. Successful Implementation of the Healthy Diné Nation Act in Stores on the Navajo Nation
Date: Dec 2021

Highlights a study evaluating the implementation of the Healthy Diné Nation Act (HDNA), which adds a 2% tax on unhealthy foods and a 5% tax waiver for healthy foods in the grocery stores, training posts, and convenience stores across the Navajo Nation. Breaks down a timeline of the implementation process and the results from Navajo Nation stores.

...Food security and nutrition · Policy · Public health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

515. Native American Agriculture and Food Systems: Challenges and Opportunities Presented by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: Jun 2022

Examines impacts of COVID-19 on Native American food systems. Analyzes 401 survey responses from Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) members, such as food producers, tribal leaders, and grocers. Discusses food systems issues such as limited storage capacity, shipment logistics, increased hunger and demand on social support programs, and cessation of food programs during COVID-19.

...Food Systems, and Community Development, 11(3), 121-137 Date 06/2022 Type Document Organization Intertribal Agriculture Council Tagged as American Indian or Alaska Native · COVID-19 · Food security...

516. Food Insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Native People: A Scoping Review to Inform Future Research and Policy Needs
Date: Jan 2022

Presents a literature review focused on food insecurity in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Analyzes 34 studies and synthesizes major issues across the research such as prevalence of food insecurity, cultural foods and food sovereignty, strategies to improve food access, and the need for cultural competency when studying food insecurity in AI/AN populations.

...Tagged as American Indian or Alaska Native · Culture and cultural competency · Food security and nutrition...

517. Schools Vary - And That Means Meal Costs Vary Too
Date: Dec 2015

Examines school meal costs and identifies factors that affect per-meal costs, including the school food authority's location, size, and balance between the number of lunches and breakfasts served. Includes data on school meal costs for rural, suburban, and urban schools.

...Tagged as Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

518. A Disaggregated View of Market Concentration in the Food Retail Industry
Date: Jan 2023

Examines changes in food retailing market concentration at the national, state, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and county levels in the United States from 1990-2019, using data from the National Establishment Time Series dataset. Features statistics with breakdowns by metro, large nonmetro, small nonmetro, and rural areas.

...Research Service Tagged as Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

519. Rural School Districts Less Likely to Serve Local Food Frequently in School Meals
Date: Apr 2017

Bar chart comparing suburban, town, and rural school districts to city school districts, regarding how likely they were to serve local food daily during the 2011-2012 school year.

...food daily during the 2011-2012 school year. Date 04/2017 Type Chart/Graph Organization USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as Food security...

520. Low-Income and Low-Supermarket-Access Census Tracts, 2010-2015
Date: Jan 2017

A brief that discusses regions of the country with low-income and limited access to supermarkets and how they demonstrate the connection between poverty and access to healthy food. Includes a comparison of urban and rural locations as connected to low-income and low-access tracts.

...Research Service Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...