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Resources Search Results for: Food Security

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531. Summer Food for Children: An Overview of Federal Aid
Date: Jul 2024

Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Highlights changes to the SFSP made in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, including the permanent authorization of the nationwide Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) Program for Children, and allowing Seamless Summer Option (SSO) sponsors to provide meals for off-site consumption to children in rural areas without access to congregate meal sites.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Legislation and regulations · Schools...

532. Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders Cycle VIII (2020-2023) - 2024 Final Report
Date: 2024

Report highlights data collected from a survey of American Indian and Alaska Native elders regarding their health and wellness. Explores reported rates of healthcare access, substance use, social support, housing, healthcare screening, and more.

...Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Health screening · Housing and homelessness · Population health · Social connectedness...

533. Food Insecurity in the Rural United States: An Examination of Struggles and Coping Mechanisms to Feed a Family among Households with a Low-Income
Date: Dec 2022

Analyzes the barriers and strategies of low-income rural families around food insecurity. Reports on interviews with 153 primary grocery shoppers about their experiences related to affordability and adequacy of meals, difficulty in obtaining food and managing household food needs, and more. Includes demographic information about participants as well as selected quotes relating to their food insecurity experiences.

...Nutrients, 14(24), 5250 Date 12/2022 Tagged as Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Social determinants of health...

534. 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.

...Nutrition, 13(5), 1566-1583 Date 01/2022 Tagged as Culture · Food security and nutrition · Tribal communities...

535. Consistent SNAP Participation Increases Preventative Health Care Visits for Infants
Date: Nov 2021

Examines the connection between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and preventive care in an infant's first year of life. Uses data from a survey covering 51,551 first-born children of low-income mothers, ages 18 and older, who participated in SNAP and Medicaid in Missouri between 2006-2014. Features statistics including urban or rural residence.

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

536. Food for Thought - Facing the Facts About Food Insecurity: Episode 2
Date: Aug 2023

Podcast episode discussing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research on food insecurity in rural areas. Describes the prevalence of food insecure households, behavioral responses to food insecurity, and how USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) research and data can inform policy and community-driven solutions.

...Tagged as Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data...

537. Nutrition Interventions in Low-Income Rural and Urban Retail Environments: A Systematic Review
Date: Jun 2020

Literature review of articles published between October 2010 - October 2019, identifying and comparing nutrition interventions implemented in 20 rural and 26 urban low-income retail food stores. Includes a discussion of behavioral economics (BE) strategies used to promote healthier food choices.

...Dietetics, 121(6), 1087-1114 Date 06/2020 Tagged as Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences...

538. Assessing the Association Between Food Environment and Dietary Inflammation by Community Type: A Cross-Sectional REGARDS Study
Date: Sep 2023

Analyzes the correlation between community type and food environments. Examines 2003-2007 data from 20,322 individuals according to higher density urban, lower density urban, suburban/small town, and rural. Discusses the association between community type and their respective dietary inflammation score (DIS) as well as potential interventions for these locations.

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

539. Not Enough Food on the Dinner Table: A Look into Food Insecurity among Hispanics/Latinos Living in Rural Communities in the United States
Date: Jan 2023

Discusses food insecurity among Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S. and provides program and policy recommendations to improve food access. Reports on a 2022 needs assessment that includes a literature review, socio-demographic survey, focus group with rural Latino adults, and interviews with community-based organizations (CBOs). Offers strategies such as wellness and nutrition education, culturally sensitive engagement, and technology to improve access.

...Food security and nutrition · Policy · Technology for health and human services · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

540. Measurement of Nutrition Environments in Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores, and Restaurants in the Lower Mississippi Delta
Date: Mar 2020

Reports on the Delta Food Outlets Study, evaluating the local nutrition environments of pregnant woman and their infants living in rural Lower Mississippi Delta to assess environmental exposures influencing their dietary habits. Study participants had previously participated in a nutrition and physical activity intervention, the Delta Health Sprouts Project.

...Tagged as Children and youth · Delta Region · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Women · Alabama...