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551. Optimizing Access to Fruits and Vegetables in Rural Communities: A Decision-Making Model for the Placement of Produce Markets - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Examines fruits and vegetables (FV) access in rural communities and the systems that support FV markets. Analyzes policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change interventions in a rural Texas community and the impact on driving distance to FV markets, service capacity, and financial resources of the community. Discusses the effect of 27 different interventions, provides related data, and includes suggestions on how PSE changes can support improved nutrition.

...PLoS One, 20(9), e0331545 09/2025 Food security and nutrition · Policy · Statistics and data · Texas...

552. A Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Dollar Stores (NEMS-DS) in Rural South Carolina: Assessing Nutrition Equity and WIC Readiness - Resources
Date: Apr 2026

Examines the role of dollar stores to provide access to nutritious food and serve as vendors for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program in rural areas. Analyzes 13 dollar stores in South Carolina's Lowcountry according to healthy food availability, WIC readiness, and marketing of healthy versus unhealthy food options.

...Isiani BMC Public Health, 26, 1803 04/2026 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · South Carolina...

553. New Rural Food Bank Opens as Demand for Assistance Surges Across Three Counties - News
Date: May 27, 2026

A new California food bank has opened to serve 3 rural counties. Notes that demand has significantly increased in the past year. Source: Action News Now.

...increased in the past year. Access · Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · California...

554. Colorado Healthy Foods Financing Initiative (HFFI) - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Loans for retail grocery providers, carts, co-ops, farmer markets, trucks, delivery services, food production companies and distributors, urban and rural agricultural projects, and other healthy food businesses. Loan recipients receive access to business coaching and other resources.

...officer and begin the application process. Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Colorado...

555. Cost-Effectiveness of the Rural Lifestyle Eating and Activity Program (Rural LEAP) - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Analyzes the cost-effectiveness of telephone-based coaching sessions after participation in a weight loss intervention, utilizing data from a trial conducted from 2013-2018 in rural Florida counties. Discusses the importance of delivering cost-effective treatment for obesity in rural areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

556. Associations Between Diet Quality and Psychosocial and Environmental Factors in Rural Adults - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Surveys 2,420 rural adults in New York and Texas to identify social and environmental factors impacting diet quality.

...Policy, 58(2), 117-125 02/2026 Access · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · New York · Texas...

557. Supporting Resilient Food Systems: Navigating Challenges in U.S. Rural Communities - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Examines the resiliency of rural food systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizes interview data from 38 community members representing services in education, food, healthcare, family services, and the Cooperative Extension System who have connections to the food system. Explores how rural communities navigated partnerships, supports, pandemic challenges, and organizational issues to promote food sustainability.

...Development, 14(3), 305-322 07/2025 COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Sustainability of programs...

558. Kansas Healthy Food Initiative - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Technical assistance and financing designed to increase access to affordable, healthy food to improve the health and economic development of communities in Kansas.

...Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kansas...

559. Oklahoma's Food is Medicine Landscape Analysis - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Report provides an analysis of the current state of Food is Medicine (FIM) programs in Oklahoma. Details the FIM program's mission and highlights the food access and insecurity situation throughout the state, especially in rural areas.

...Access · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Oklahoma...

560. Food is Medicine Guide Book: A Resource for Expanding Produce Prescription and Voucher Incentive Programs in Illinois - Resources
Date: Mar 2026

Provides guidance on Food is Medicine initiatives such as produce prescription (PRx) and voucher incentive programs that use nutritious food to help manage chronic disease. Includes best practices and case studies with considerations for implementation in rural areas.

...Health Institute Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Illinois...