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Website Search Results for: Food Security

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601. Understanding the County Role in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Resources
Date: Mar 2019

Describes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in terms of its role in the country's social safety-net and the ways counties help fund SNAP services to support low-income residents. Examines disparities in food insecurity between urban and rural areas, and features a county-level map showing food insecurity rates as of 2016. Also describes how SNAP supports local businesses and economies, and helps maintain food access in rural counties.

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

602. A Community Holding Hands to Bridge its Divide - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Describes the actions taken and programs developed by the residents of Garrett County, Maryland, in response to the economic, cultural, and health challenges they face. Working together, the Garrett County residents have been able to provide scholarships to every high school graduate to attend community college for free, develop 700 affordable, low-income, mixed-income, and workforce housing units, and more. Garrett County is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.

...health · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Maryland...

603. Life in Rural America: Part II - Resources
Date: May 2019

Highlights the results of a survey of quality of life, safety, and health for rural adults in the United States. Survey inquires into the experiences of rural adults in the areas of health, access to healthy food, and social, civic, and economic well-being.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Poverty · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

604. A 'Scrappy' Push for Health: 'Our Best Asset Is Our People' - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Provides an overview of health challenges in Allen County, Kansas, and actions that communities in the area have taken to address them, including fundraising for a local hospital, building bike and walking trails, establishing job training programs, advocating for improved access to healthy food, and more. Allen County is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.

...Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kansas...

605. Aroostook Band of Micmacs Monitor Atmospheric Mercury - Resources
Date: May 2017

Details a project developed by the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to monitor atmospheric mercury in an attempt to protect a crucial food source traditionally utilized by the tribe. Discusses the tribe's partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP).

...Administration for Native Americans Tagged as Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Tribal communities · Maine...

606. Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Examples of Successful Evidence-Based Strategies and Current Federal Efforts - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Provides an overview of efforts to address social determinants of health (SDOH) that impact individuals living in rural areas, as well as other populations. Discusses housing, food and nutrition, transportation, social and economic mobility, and social service connections in terms of community (upstream) and individual (downstream) SDOH impacts.

...Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Funding · Housing and homelessness · Social determinants of health · Transportation...

607. Arkansas State Health Assessment (SHA) 2024 Scorecard - Resources
Date: 2024

Uses data to highlight trends over time for Arkansas residents related to population health and demographics, mortality, chronic illnesses, emerging health issues, and rural health. Rural health data highlights healthcare access and food insecurity trends. See county-level data by selecting a Result header, indicated by a green R icon.

...county data · Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Mortality · Population health · Statistics and data · Arkansas...

608. Assessing Intake of Food and Dietary Supplements in Older Adults: Proceedings of a Workshop Series - Resources
Date: 2023

Summarizes workshop proceedings on assessing food intake and dietary supplements in adults aged 75 years or older. Discusses screening, nutrition practices, challenges, and policies related to elderly adults. Includes considerations of nutritional issues specific to aging in rural areas.

...Medicine Tagged as Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Policy · Statistics and data...

609. Innovations in the Food System: Exploring the Future of Food - Resources
Date: 2020

Summarizes presentations and discussions from an August 7-8, 2019 workshop held in Washington, D.C. Reviews the status of current and emerging knowledge concerning innovations for modern food systems and strategies for meeting future needs. Addresses different perspectives on food systems and includes a presentation on food system linkages to rural economic development.

...Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Tagged as Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Policy...

610. Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children Under Age 2: Scoping of Promising Interventions to Implement at the Community or State Level - Resources
Date: 2023

Provides a scoping review of interventions related to complementary feeding, or introduction to foods other than breast milk or formula, of infants and young children. Includes information on interventions in a variety of settings, including those that can be scaled to rural or tribal areas.

...Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Tagged as Children and youth · Food security and nutrition...