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591. Addressing Obesity in Nebraska's Youth: Water Consumption in Schools - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Report details an effort to promote water consumption as a replacement for sugary beverages in order to combat obesity in Nebraska schools. Highlights ways the state has increased access to water fountains and water bottle filling stations. Compares rates of obesity to other states for children and adults.

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

592. Hunger and the Local Economy: Integrated State-Level Approaches to Food Access - Resources
Date: Apr 2021

Describes food insecurity challenges in rural America. Explores state policy options to improve food access such as food bucks, food procurement reforms, farm to school programs, cooperative development tax incentives, farmers markets, establishing food hubs, and supporting small grocers. Offers policy recommendations to increase access to healthy food and address food insecurity in rural communities.

...Center for Rural Affairs Access · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

593. Summer Food for Children: An Overview of Federal Aid - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Highlights changes to the SFSP made in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, including the permanent authorization of the nationwide Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) Program for Children, and allowing Seamless Summer Option (SSO) sponsors to provide meals for off-site consumption to children in rural areas without access to congregate meal sites.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Legislation and regulations · Schools...

594. Older Americans Act: Nutrition Services Program - Resources
Date: May 2020

Provides an overview of the Nutrition Services Program authorized under the Older Americans Act. Describes the administration of the Nutrition Services Program, its funding, service delivery, program participation, and program evaluation. Includes brief rural references throughout.

...Congressional Research Service Aging and aging-related services · Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Policy...

595. School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Provides an overview of federal child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), among others. Includes information on reimbursement rates for rural SFSP meal sites, as well as brief mentions of rural and tribal demonstration programs.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

596. Food and Beverage Options at Highway Rest Areas in North Carolina: A Mixed-Methods Audit and Geospatial Approach - Resources
Date: Oct 2019

Results of a 2018 study to determine the accessibility and healthfulness of food and beverages available at 24 rural and 6 urban North Carolina rest areas. Features statistics on characteristics of the rest areas, including distance from limited-service restaurants or convenience stores.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

597. Availability of Grocery Delivery to Food Deserts in States Participating in the Online Purchase Pilot - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Research letter describing a study of the Online Purchase Pilot (OPP), which allows beneficiaries in 8 states to use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy groceries online. Includes statistics on the availability of grocery delivery among rural food desert census tracts and SNAP households in the 8 OPP states.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Alabama · Iowa · Maryland · Nebraska · New Jersey...

598. State-Level and County-Level Estimates of Health Care Costs Associated with Food Insecurity - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Results of a study to estimate state- and county-level healthcare costs associated with food insecurity, using data from the 2011-2013 National Health Interview Survey/Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Features statistics including demographic characteristics of participants, with breakdown by location in a nonmetropolitan area.

...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare business and finance · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

599. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Adults, by Residence in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties in 12 States and the District of Columbia, 2017 - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Results of a study measuring the sugar-sweetened beverage intake of 68,896 adults, using information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Features demographic statistics with breakdowns by frequency of intake, state, and metropolitan or nonmetropolitan location.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · Delaware · Hawaii...

600. Michigan State Health Assessment 2021 - Resources
Date: Oct 2023

Provides results of the Michigan State Health Assessment that informs the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), with 4 main focus areas: engaging health policy and systemic change, supporting families to prevent childhood trauma, improving access to food and promoting physical activity, and increasing accountability of environmental polices and regulations. Includes considerations for disadvantaged populations, including rural areas of Michigan.

...Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Health disparities · Physical activity · Policy · Population health · Social determinants...