Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Mar 2016
Provides an overview of afterschool and summer learning programming in rural America. Discusses health and wellness impacts of afterschool programs for rural children. Describes strengths of rural programs and identifies barriers to participation in rural communities.
...Afterschool Alliance Child care · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools...
Date: Apr 2018
Results of a study examining the effectiveness of federal nutrition information and education efforts, using data from the USDA's 2012-13 National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS). Features demographic statistics including percentage of FoodAPS respondents in rural areas, and the percentage of these rural respondents who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
...Research Service Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Nov 2018
Evaluates data from a sample of Appalachian adolescents in Ohio to compare obesity and related behaviors to that of the national adolescent population. Includes comparisons for body mass index (BMI), mean body fat percentage, daily physical activity behaviors, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Aug 2023
Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
...Food security and nutrition · HIV and AIDS · Health disparities · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce...
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors community-based organizations, health departments, and other low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, state, and national conferences related to connecting New Yorkers with food they need to thrive, primary care, and meeting the needs of returning veterans and their families.
...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce education and training · Healthcare facilities · Healthcare needs and services...
Date: Jan 2019
Highlights the efforts of a community project in Kentucky to increase access to healthy foods and opportunities to be physically active. Details the project's work with grocery store managers to increase the availability of healthy food and with community members to develop and improve physical activity resources.
...engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Public health · Statistics and data · Kentucky...
Date: 2019
Study examining associations between demographic and environmental factors, such as food availability and access to fitness facilities, and prevalence of obesity and poor cardiovascular health (CVH) in the predominantly rural state of Maine. Includes relationships between individual characteristics, like age and income, and risk factors for poor CVH, including smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, poor diet, and diabetes.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Feb 2019
Highlights as study exploring the factors that predict obesity in American Indian families in rural and urban areas. Focuses on factors such as nutrition, physical activity, adult sleep, and child screen time.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...
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: Feb 2019
Study examining a school-based intervention to increase breakfast consumption in 16 rural Minnesota schools. Draws data from 9th and 10th grade students who were assigned to the intervention group or to control conditions. Discusses intervention programming, including increased access to breakfast services and marketing efforts.
...Food security and nutrition · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Minnesota...