Website Search Results for: Food Security

591. Urban-Rural and Regional Variability in the Prevalence of Food Insecurity: The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin - Resources
Date: Aug 2014

Highlights a study on regional variability of food insecurity in Wisconsin from 2008-2012. Compares rural and urban areas of the state.

...08/2014 Access · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wisconsin...

592. Health Care's Role in Rural Economic Development: How Work Support Programs Improve Health and Stimulate Rural Economies - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Policy brief exploring how work support programs – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF) – and other state and federal programs can address social determinants of health, improve health, and stimulate economic activity in rural America. Offers policy recommendations to increase access to these programs in rural areas.

...Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Income support and assistance · Policy...

593. Exploration of Factors Influencing Initiation and Continuation of Breastfeeding among Hispanic Women Living in Rural Settings: A Multi-Methods Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2014

Explores the factors that influence breastfeeding among Hispanic women living in rural settings with the objective of developing an educational breastfeeding program to meet the needs of rural Hispanic women.

...Health, 14(3), 2955 08/2014 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Women...

594. Gender and Age Are Associated with Healthy Food Purchases via Grocery Voucher Redemption - Resources
Date: Jul 2014

Explores the association of age, gender, education, and income level with purchasing healthy foods using a grocery voucher in rural Appalachian Kentucky, an area considered a food desert with higher rates of chronic disease. Includes data on the purchase of a designated voucher food item by age, sex, education, and income.

...disease · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Kentucky...

595. Perceived Reactions of Elementary School Students to Changes in School Lunches after Implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture's New Meals Standards: Minimal Backlash, but Rural and Socioeconomic Disparities Exist - Resources
Date: Aug 2014

Examines the perceptions from school staff regarding student reaction to changes in the school lunch menus, implemented in 2012 according to revised standards required by the USDA's National School Lunch Program. Includes rural versus urban location and socioeconomic data of students.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Schools · Statistics and data...

596. Developing an Agenda for Research about Policies to Improve Access to Healthy Foods in Rural Communities: A Concept Mapping Study - Resources
Date: Jun 2014

Identifies factors in accessing healthy, affordable food in rural areas of the U.S. and outlines a rural food policy research agenda.

...Sitaker, et al. BMC Public Health, 14, 592 06/2014 Food security and nutrition · Policy · Research methods and resources...

597. Statewide Dissemination of a Rural, Non-Chain Restaurant Intervention: Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance - Resources
Date: Jun 2014

Describes a point-of-purchase intervention conducted in 28 owner-operated restaurants in 26 rural counties in the Midwest. Features statistics with characteristics of adopters and non-adopters.

...06/2014 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Iowa...

598. Socioeconomic Context and the Food Landscape in Texas: Results from Hotspot Analysis and Border/Non-Border Comparison of Unhealthy Food Environments - Resources
Date: Jun 2014

Study examining access to foods in rural and urban Texas. Uses the CDC's Modified Retail Food Environment (mRFEI) and compares border and non-border county food environments. Discusses availability of healthy foods in rural areas.

...Health, 11(6), 5640-5650 06/2014 Food security and nutrition · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Texas...

599. Assessing the Food Environment of a Rural Community: Baseline Findings From the Heart of New Ulm Project, Minnesota, 2010-2011 - Resources
Date: Mar 2014

Details a study on the food environment and rate of obesity in New Ulm, Minnesota from 2010-2011. Analyzes survey data related to nutrition in foods from restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores in New Ulm. Breaks down data by restaurant type, type of food served, and food portions, among other factors.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

600. The Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program: Response of Rural, Local Newspapers to a Program Press Release - Resources
Date: Mar 2014

Analyzes 22 stories from rural, local newspapers prompted by a press release regarding their local restaurant participating in the Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program, a health promotion program, to determine the overall response rate, quality of coverage, and promotion provided by local media. The program was implemented in 28 restaurants and all restaurants were owner-operated, family style, sit-down restaurants in counties designated as rural.

...Practice, 15(2), 217-222 03/2014 Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...