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561. Promoting a Nutritious Diet Inside and Outside the Hospital - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Highlights a rural Vermont hospital's efforts to promote healthier eating habits both inside and outside the hospital by locally sourcing food, encouraging participation in their "Ton of Tomatoes" project, and processing produce to help food-insecure community members. Discusses efforts of other hospitals promoting healthy diets, including removing unhealthy cafeteria meal options and promoting community gardens.

...Community engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Hospitals · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

562. The Hospital as a Convener in Rural Communities - Resources
Date: Apr 2021

Examines the traditional and non-traditional role of rural hospitals as conveners that support community health initiatives and population health. Discusses examples of approaches used by rural and urban serving hospitals from Michigan and Virginia. Offers steps for hospitals on becoming a convener, and suggests community stakeholders for forming partnerships to improve health and well-being in their communities.

...volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Hospitals · Housing and homelessness · Population health · Schools · Transportation · Michigan · Virginia...

563. Feeding the Residents of Hardeman County Tennessee - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Profiles Healthy Hardeman Outreach for Healthy Weight (H2O), a partnership between the Healthcare Bolivar General Hospital (BGH), the Hardeman County Health Department, and Hardeman County Community Health Center to improve access to healthy foods and reduce obesity in the Tennessee county.

...Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Wellness, health...

564. Sociodemographic Differences in COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Among Families in the United States - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Examines challenges experienced by individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic according to sociodemographic differences. Analyzes survey data focused on children and caregivers and their experiences with infection and testing, healthcare, school, access to food, child care and work, financial concerns, and more. Data is broken down by demographic variables such as caregiver education, age of children, and rural versus urban location.

...Food security and nutrition · Informal caregivers · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health...

565. Hunger in Rural Communities - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2025

Provides an overview of the challenges rural communities face related to hunger, with selected statistics on rural food insecurity.

...selected statistics on rural food insecurity. Feeding America Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

566. Caregiver Feeding Practices as Predictors for Child Dietary Intake in Low-Income, Appalachian Communities - Resources
Date: Aug 2021

Results of a study of feeding practices of 178 caregivers of children ages 2-10 from low-income, rural communities in East Tennessee, conducted from November 2017 to June 2018. Features demographics and statistics on caregiver and child dietary intake.

...08/2021 Appalachia · Child care · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Tennessee...

567. Low Access to Healthy Food in Metro and Nonmetro Counties, 2019 - Charts and Maps

Bar chart showing the percent of the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan population living in areas with low access to healthy food, more than 1 mile (urban areas) or 10 miles (rural areas) from the nearest supermarket.

...miles (rural areas) from the nearest supermarket. Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences...

568. The Impact of the Coronavirus on Local Food Insecurity - Resources
Date: May 2020

Investigates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in the United States by examining county- and state-level data on changes in food insecurity from 2018-2020. Highlights information from counties in rural areas.

...county data · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · State-by-state data · State-by-state...

569. Child Hunger In Rural America - Resources
Date: Feb 2020

Discusses food insecurity impacts on children in rural America, with a focus on geographic isolation, lack of opportunities, limited resources, and programmatic barriers. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparisons of percent of households experiencing food insecurity.

...America, No Kid Hungry Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

570. The State of Senior Hunger in America in 2021: An Annual Report - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Discusses food insecurity rates among Americans age 60 or older. Includes demographics and characteristics of seniors lacking sufficient access to food, and provides trends and state-level information on food insecurity. Features data breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan settings.

...Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · State-by-state...