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Date: Aug 2023
Podcast episode featuring Farah Ahmad, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Discusses how USDA Rural Development (RD) invests in rural communities, including improving access to healthy foods in rural communities. Provides an overview of the Emergency Rural Health Care Grant program, which helped increase access to COVID-19 testing and vaccines, rural healthcare and telehealth services, and food assistance.
...Communications, Inc. Access · Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Healthcare facilities · Hospitals · Policy...
Date: Aug 2023
Examines policies that support healthy food access and breastfeeding, such as tax incentives for food vendors, streamlined processes for farmers markets, breaktime for workers who pump breast milk, and more. Tracks data changes between 2014 and 2021 to examine policies in US municipalities according to rural-urban status, Census region, educational attainment, poverty, and race/ethnicity.
...Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Jan 2026
Examines relationships among universal school meals (USMs) policies, stigma surrounding USM, and perceptions of school lunch. Utilizes survey data from 1,066 middle and high school students regarding their feelings of embarrassment surrounding school lunch, with breakdowns according to participant sociodemographics and rural versus urban location.
...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Stigma...
Date: Jul 2018
Examines responses from the Health Information National Trends Survey (2011-2014) to compare Appalachian and non-Appalachian individuals on body mass index, beliefs about obesity, and health behaviors. Provides survey respondents' sociodemographic information, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, annual household income, and rurality.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data...
Date: 2019
Describes how three predominantly Black North Carolina communities in rural Appalachia addressed their health disparities and improved quality of life with the establishment of a community garden and the promotion of active living.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North...
Date: Jun 2025
Examines the impact of supplemental food provisions (SFPs) in the predominately rural Mississippi Delta. Utilizes interview feedback from 29 SFP personnel to discuss SFP barriers, sustainability, and health initiatives.
...Region · Food security and nutrition · Sustainability of programs · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Mississippi...
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...
Date: Aug 2017
Examines effectiveness of the Plate it Up Kentucky Proud program, targeting farmers market shoppers in 6 rural Kentucky counties in the Delta and Appalachian regions, from September 2014-September 2016. Features statistics including age, sex, income, and rate of consumption of fruit, salad, and other vegetables.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Jan 2025
Examines food insecurity and patterns in rural, Appalachian Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzes data from 663 households at 4 separate time periods between July 2020 and April 2021 according to household demographics, food sourcing locations, and more.
...Dietetics, 125(1), 54-68.e4 01/2025 Appalachia · COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Ohio...
Date: Jul 2025
Examines implementation data from the Kids SIPsmartER nutrition behavioral intervention, which was implemented in 12 rural Appalachian middle schools. Utilizes data from 24 teachers and 11 principals to examine intervention fidelity, delivery, perceptions, and student impact. Discusses the importance of implementation evaluation and the scalability of evidence-based behavioral interventions (EBBIs) in schools.
...resources · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...