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531. Identifying Areas of High Vulnerability for Rural Veteran Food Insecurity - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Examines and locates veteran food insecurity in rural areas by mapping areas of high vulnerability with geographic information systems (GIS). Utilizes multiple data sources to map out Veterans Health Administration (VHA) locations, food deserts, high veteran population density, low community health rankings, and more. Shows locations in the U.S. that have a high population of veterans and food insecurity that are near a VHA location and may benefit from interventions.

...Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 15 11/2024 Food security and nutrition · Population health · Veterans...

532. A Portrait of Louisiana 2020: Human Development in an Age of Uncertainty - Resources
Date: 2020

Assesses well-being and access to opportunities among Louisiana residents by examining health disparities, access to healthy food, social determinants of health, racial inequality, and other topics. Provides human development index (HDI) scores for Louisiana state by sex, race, ethnicity, and parish.

...Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Mental health · Mortality · Population health · Social determinants of health...

533. Means-Tested Programs: Information on Program Access Can Be an Important Management Tool - Resources
Date: Mar 2005

Discusses access to and participation in low-income programs, such as welfare and public housing, by those who are eligible. Includes information on strategies used by federal, state, and local administrators to improve access.

...application · Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Housing and homelessness · Income support and assistance · Medicaid...

534. Evaluating the Dissemination and Implementation of a Community Health Worker-Based Community Wide Campaign to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Physical Activity among Latinos along the U.S.-Mexico Border - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Describes a culturally tailored community-wide program to augment fruit and vegetable consumption and promote physical activity among 5,686 low-income Latinos of Mexican descent living in Texas. Features demographics and statistics on changes in fruit and vegetable consumption over the course of the intervention.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Public health · Statistics and data · U.S.-Mexico Border Region...

535. Socioeconomic Context and the Food Landscape in Texas: Results from Hotspot Analysis and Border/Non-Border Comparison of Unhealthy Food Environments - Resources
Date: Jun 2014

Study examining access to foods in rural and urban Texas. Uses the CDC's Modified Retail Food Environment (mRFEI) and compares border and non-border county food environments. Discusses availability of healthy foods in rural areas.

...Health, 11(6), 5640-5650 06/2014 Food security and nutrition · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Texas...

536. Community Adaptations to an Impending Food Desert in Rural Appalachia, USA - Resources
Date: Nov 2016

Reports on a study examining how rural Alderson, West Virginia addressed the forthcoming food desert when the only grocery store in town closed. Addresses the impact of a new food hub on the food desert.

...Rural and Remote Health, 16(4), 3901 11/2016 Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · West Virginia...

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

Examines the socio-demographic 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...

538. Nutritional Status and Socio-Ecological Factors Associated with Overweight/Obesity at a Rural-Serving US-Mexico Border University - Resources
Date: Nov 2012

Examines the prevalence of obesity and the environmental factors associated with promoting weight gain and not being conducive to weight loss at a U.S.–Mexico border university serving rural populations.

...11/2012 Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · U.S.-Mexico Border Region...

539. "What We Raise Ourselves": Growing Food Sovereignty in the Mississippi Delta - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Discusses strategies to achieve food sovereignty and preserve traditional food practices in the Mississippi Delta based on data from 43 surveys and focus group interviews from 28 participants. Presents information on community gardens, farmers markets, and farm-to-school programs such as Delta EATS to provide more nutritious food options for local communities.

...Community Development, 11(2), 285-299 03/2022 Delta Region · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Mississippi...

540. Dietary Patterns Among Overweight and Obese African-American Women Living in the Rural South - Resources
Date: Feb 2018

Analyzes nut consumption and other dietary behaviors of overweight or obese African-American women residing in rural Alabama and Mississippi. Aims to inform future nutrition education strategies for individuals at high risk of obesity-related chronic conditions by investigating the relationship between eating nuts and consuming other healthy foods.

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