Website Search Results for: Food Security

561. Community Members' Input into Cancer Prevention Campaign Development and Experience Being Featured in the Campaign - Resources
Date: 2015

Explores the partnership between cancer researchers and community members who worked together to develop county-specific media campaigns to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates and fruit and vegetable consumption in Appalachian Ohio. Covers the experiences of community members featured in the media campaigns. Includes demographic information for both media campaigns, such as sex, education, personal history of CRC, and first-degree relative with CRC.

...Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

562. Disparities Between Rural and Urban Communities: Response to 18 Months of Diet and Exercise Versus Control for Knee Osteoarthritis and Overweight or Obesity - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Examines intervention outcomes related to pain, function, mobility, BMI, and health-related quality of life among rural and urban dwellers in North Carolina. Utilizes data from the Weight Loss and Exercise for Communities with Arthritis in North Carolina (WE-CAN) program, which provided diet and exercise (D+E) and attention control (C) interventions to 823 older adults.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...

563. The Share of SNAP Households That Live Far from a Supermarket or Large Grocery Store Varies by County - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Map showing 2015 county-level data on the percent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that lived far from the nearest supermarket or large grocery store, more than 1 mile in urban areas or more than 10 miles in rural areas.

...areas. 11/2017 USDA Economic Research Service Access · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...

564. Rural Households Account for Nearly One-fifth of U.S. Food-Insecure Households - Resources
Date: Dec 2017

Pie chart showing the proportion of food insecure households in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in 2016.

...12/2017 USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

565. Cancer-Related Health Behaviors During the COVID 19 Pandemic in Geographically Diverse Samples Across the US - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Examines cancer-related health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic via a June 2020-March 2021 survey of 21,911 people conducted through eight cancer centers. Includes demographic data, including rural-urban comparisons, on changes in physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, smoking and tobacco use, and alcohol consumption.

...Cancer · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tobacco use...

566. A Community-Based Marketing Campaign at Farmers Markets to Encourage Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Rural Counties With High Rates of Obesity, Kentucky, 2015-2016 - Resources
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...

567. Marketing Strategies to Encourage Rural Residents of High-Obesity Counties to Buy Fruits and Vegetables in Grocery Stores - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Examines the relationship between 17 rural Appalachian Kentucky grocery stores' social marketing efforts to promote healthy eating and the frequency of fruit and vegetable purchases. Features statistics on survey participants' demographics and influence of recipe cards on purchase of ingredients including fruits and vegetables.

...Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kentucky...

568. Thinking "Bigger" About Smaller Places: Why Rural Health Planning is Critical to Successful Rural Collective Impact Approaches - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Video of a speech by the president and CEO of the Rural Policy Research Institute. Presented as part of the Rural Health Lecture Series at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina and co-sponsored by the South Carolina Office of Rural Health. Explores how rural health is affected by social determinants of health, such as availability of safe housing, employment opportunities, and healthy food.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Housing and homelessness · Planning and strategy methods and resources...

569. T-Mobile Hometown Grant - Funding
Deadline: Mar 31, 2026

Grants to complete community projects in rural, small towns. Funding is intended for shovel-ready projects that would not otherwise be possible to implement through local government/municipal funding.

...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare needs and services · Human services · Physical activity · Population health · Public...

570. Michigan Good Food Loan Fund - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Financing for enterprises working to create a resilient food system across Michigan.

...Capital funding · Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Poverty · Women · Michigan...