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Website Search Results for: Food Security

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601. The Food Retail Landscape Across Rural America - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Examines changing food retailer trends from 1990 to 2015 in rural areas, discussing food access issues, economic challenges, and health impacts. Provides county-level maps indicating numbers of food retailers and grocery stores, and compares store types and numbers of food retailers for rural, nonmetro large urban, and nonmetro small urban counties.

...Access · Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

602. Persistent Gaps in SNAP Benefit Adequacy across the Rural-Urban Continuum - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Report examining gaps in the adequacy of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to cover the cost of a meal across the rural-urban continuum using the USDA's Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs). Discusses characteristics of the counties with the largest gaps and addresses the policy implications of the 2021 Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) update to SNAP.

...Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

603. The Relationship Between Rural Setting and Health: Factors that Influence Individuals With or at Risk of CVD - A Summary of the Literature - Resources
Date: 2019

Describes current literature on rural challenges and opportunities, including cardiovascular risk due to obesity, lack of access to healthcare, workforce shortages, importance of paramedics and community health workers, telehealth and broadband, and impact of the substance use disorder epidemic. Intended to help stakeholders understand the causes of health disparities and to support action to improve the health of rural communities.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Illicit drug use · Obesity...

604. The Loss of Rural Vital Places: A Case Study Using the Social Determinants of Health Framework - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Interviews 26 residents of a rural Pennsylvania town to explore the impact of the loss of vital places (defined as sources of healthy food, recreational facilities, and social spaces) through a social determinants of health lens. Discusses built environments, economic stability, education, and transportation and their impacts on health and wellbeing.

...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Social connectedness · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Transportation...

605. An Examination of Emergency Food Supply and Distribution in Rural Pennsylvania - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Examines the strengths and challenges faced by the Pennsylvania emergency food network in meeting the needs of residents, especially those in rural areas. Uses survey, interview, and observational data from a sample of 22 food banks, 35 partner agencies, and 65 residents served by the partner agencies.

...Jihyun Shin 06/2024 Center for Rural Pennsylvania Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

606. Variation in Access to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Vending Machines Across Rural, Town and Urban High Schools - Resources
Date: May 2013

Describes variations in high school students' access to sugar-sweetened beverages through vending machines by geographic location, and offers an approach to analyze school vending machine foods. Includes rural versus urban data by vending machine beverage options and front advertisement.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness...

607. Health Coaching Interventions With a Heart-Healthy Lenoir Project Client - Resources
Date: May 2013

Demonstrates how the Heart-Healthy Lenoir Project study to reduce the risk of heart disease integrated a personalized health coach to provide educational assistance and collaborate with primary care to help a client reduce their blood pressure and improve diet and physical activity.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Primary care · Statistics and data...

608. Pennsylvania Summer Food Service Program Sites, by Rural and Urban County - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

County-level map showing locations of USDA Summer Food Service Program meal sites, with shadings indicating rural or urban counties.

...Center for Rural Pennsylvania Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

609. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grants Program - Funding
Deadline: Nov 14, 2025

Funding to support health and well-being of rural North Dakotans and address the social determinants of health needs affecting communities.

...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare quality · Housing and homelessness · Human services · Income · Mental health · Physical...

610. Pennsylvania SNAP Enrollment as Percent of Population, by County: September 2022 - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

County-level map with percentages of SNAP enrollment and shadings indicating counties that are at or below the statewide rate and those that are above the statewide rate. Includes statistics on Pennsylvania SNAP enrollment by year from 2012-2022, with breakdowns by urban and rural location.

...Center for Rural Pennsylvania Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...