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531. Hunger and the Local Economy: Integrated State-Level Approaches to Food Access - Resources
Date: Apr 2021

Describes food insecurity challenges in rural America. Explores state policy options to improve food access such as food bucks, food procurement reforms, farm to school programs, cooperative development tax incentives, farmers markets, establishing food hubs, and supporting small grocers. Offers policy recommendations to increase access to healthy food and address food insecurity in rural communities.

...Center for Rural Affairs Access · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

532. Digging In: Supporting a Healthy, Sustainable Food Future in Omaha Nation - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Highlights a report on the Omaha Nation Food System Initiative to provide access to a sustainable source of healthy food for the Native people living on Omaha Reservation. Details the effects of the initiative on health and wellness of the people in the community.

...Center for Rural Affairs Food security and nutrition · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

533. Addressing Obesity in Nebraska's Youth: Water Consumption in Schools - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Report details an effort to promote water consumption as a replacement for sugary beverages in order to combat obesity in Nebraska schools. Highlights ways the state has increased access to water fountains and water bottle filling stations. Compares rates of obesity to other states for children and adults.

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

534. 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...

535. Differences in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation among Oklahoma Counties - Resources
Date: May 2022

Examines Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation among income-eligible residents in Oklahoma. Includes data on age, race, sex, and rurality of participants, among other factors.

...Development, 11(3), 229-239 05/2022 Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Statistics and data · Oklahoma...

536. Food Insecurity in Southwest Virginia - Resources
Date: May 2022

Policy brief exploring the intersectionality between food insecurity and socioeconomic status as well as COVID-19 impacts in Southwest Virginia (SWVA), a primarily-rural area with the highest food insecurity and lowest socioeconomic status in Virginia. Highlights the seriousness and complexity of food insecurity in SWVA and the need for future research. Features statistics comparing food insecurity rates and median household income in Grayson County and Loudoun County, and the relationship between labor force and unemployment rate between 2016-2022.

...Access · Employment and unemployment · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Poverty · Statistics and data · Virginia...

537. Comparing Models That Integrate Obstetric Care and WIC on Improved Program Enrollment During Pregnancy: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

A study protocol that outlines the potential impact of linking women who are receiving obstetric care directly with the Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) Program. Discusses plans to recruit 240 low-income, rural, pregnant patients from Pennsylvania and analyze WIC usage, social determinants of health, health status, and more.

...Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Poverty · Social determinants of health · Women...

538. Formative Evaluation of a Grocery Store-Based Nutrition Incentive Program in a Primarily Rural State - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Analyzes nutrition incentive programs (NIPs) that incentivize the purchase of fruits and vegetables and their implementation in grocery stores. Reports on a formative evaluation of NIPs in Oklahoma and discusses implementation challenges. Focuses on program issues that may emerge in a mostly rural state such as employee training, increased personnel needs, and communication between NIP program and retailers.

...Underserved, 35(4) 11/2024 Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Oklahoma...

539. Rural/Urban Disparities in Utilization of Diabetes Self-Management Training to the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population - Resources
Date: Jun 2020

Compares the utilization of Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) services of Medicare recipients in rural and urban areas in 2016. Includes data on DSMT providers, service units, beneficiaries, and average utilization rate in rural and urban counties.

...Center Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Medicare · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

540. Rural/Urban Disparities in Utilization of Medical Nutrition Therapy to the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population - Resources
Date: Jun 2020

Compares the utilization of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) services by Medicare recipients in rural and urban areas in 2016. Includes data on MNT providers, service units, beneficiaries, and average utilization rate in rural and urban counties.

...enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Medicare · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...