Website Search Results for: Food Security

571. Impact of Assistance Programs on Indigenous Ways of Life in 12 Rural Remote Western Alaska Native Communities: Elder Perspectives Shared in Formative Work for the "Got Neqpiaq?" Project - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Explores a study evaluating the perception of Alaska Native elders from the Yukon-Kuskokwim area of Alaska on the efficacy and cultural competence of government assistance programs. Discusses and evaluates a number of programs, such as Head Start, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), among others.

...Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Older adults · Policy · Poverty · Social determinants of health...

572. Elder Index - Resources
Reviewed: Mar 2026

Tool offering cost of living comparisons at the county, state, or metropolitan area levels based on household and health characteristics. Includes breakdown of monthly expenses for food, transportation, health, housing, and miscellaneous expenses.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · State-by-state data · Transportation · State-by-state...

573. Leveraging Medicaid to Support Housing and Nutrition in Ohio - Resources
Date: Sep 2024

Describes the Ohio Medicaid program and the federal Medicaid health-related social needs (HRSN) framework. Discusses how Medicaid coverage in Ohio can cover aspects of housing and nutrition needs as of 2023. Includes county-level map depicting percent of income spent on housing in Ohio as well as examples of programs addressing HRSNs in rural areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Legislation and regulations · Medicaid · Social determinants of health...

574. Impact of School Rurality on Fruit and Vegetable Selection Differs by Sex and Eating Duration for Arizona Schools - Resources
Date: Aug 2026

Analyzes how fruit and vegetable selection, consumption, and waste vary by rurality, sex, and eating duration in Arizona schools. Uses data collected in Arizona elementary, middle, and high schools between 2017 and 2019.

...Health, 42(3), e70208 08/2026 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Arizona...

575. Food Service Directors' Knowledge and Beliefs About Ultraprocessed Foods in California's San Joaquin Valley Schools - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Examines food service director (FSD) perspectives on ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) while planning meals for schools in the largely rural San Joaquin Valley of California. Utilizes interview data from 20 FSDs and discusses themes such as healthfulness of UPFs, scratch-cooked foods versus UPFs, and reasons for including or not including UPFs in school menus.

...Matheson, et al. Preventing Chronic Disease, 23 07/2026 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · California...

576. Caregiver Perceptions of USDA Rural Non-Congregate Summer Meals for Children in California - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Presents results of survey on the benefits, accessibility, and practicality of SUN Meals To-Go, a USDA rural non-congregate summer meal program, in California among caregivers of children who received services in the summer of 2024. Provides data and interview excerpts highlighting caregiver perspectives.

...Nutrients, 18(2), 270 01/2026 Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Schools · California...

577. Changes in Neighborhood Foodscapes From 2003 to 2023 by Area Rurality in the United States - Resources
Date: Jun 2026

Examines neighborhood-level characteristics of U.S. foodscapes. Utilizes 2003-2023 licensed food retailer data to analyze healthfulness of available food, food deserts, and food swamps, with data broken down by state and rurality.

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

578. 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...

579. Associations Between Income and Coping Strategies among Households at Risk of Food Insecurity in a High Cost-of-Living Region - Resources
Date: Apr 2026

Surveys 1,021 food insecure adults in a rural, high cost of living region of Colorado to explore the associations between receiving charitable food and making economic tradeoffs for basic needs including medicine, housing, utilities, childcare, education, and transportation. Highlights trends within different ranges of the 2022 federal poverty level.

...Scholar, 4(4) 04/2026 Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Poverty · Statistics and data · Colorado...

580. Socioeconomic, Demographic and Geographic Disparities in Accessibility to Food Pantries in the United States - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Examines access to food pantries (FPs) according to sociodemographic and geographic variables. Analyzes 34,475 FPs across the United States and provides data breakdowns by travel time and distance, area deprivation index (ADI), sociodemographics, and rural versus urban location.

...Reports, 16, 6248 01/2026 Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...