Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: 2014
Examines the socio-demographic characteristics of farmers market participants, the barriers and facilitators to farmers market shopping in southern rural communities, and the associations between farmers market use with fruit and vegetable consumption and body mass index (BMI). Seeks to assess the potential for using farmers markets to increase access to and the consumption of fruits and vegetables in rural areas.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · The South · Wellness, health...
Date: Jan 2014
Describes the Creating Healthy, Active and Nurturing Growing-Up Environments (CHANGE) study. CHANGE is a community- and school-based intervention used to assess the quality of students' diets with the goal of preventing unhealthy weight gain among rural school-aged children.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · California...
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...
Deadline: Mar 15, 2026
Grants to support new and existing edible gardens at K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations. Applications from under-resourced areas, including rural and tribal communities, are encouraged.
...website . Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Deadline: Jul 15, 2026
Grants to support projects that improve health and well-being in communities in the Western Tidewater region of Virginia and North Carolina. The foundation focuses on populations experiencing barriers to health and well-being based on geographic location and other factors.
...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North Carolina · Virginia...
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Nebraska.
...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers...
Date: Nov 2019
Describes a school and community garden intervention initially established by South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension staff members with the support and collaboration of volunteers from schools and community organizations in rural areas and tribal organizations. Highlights how 13 community gardens in South Dakota became an integral part of a local community wellness coalition by improving local access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Includes a 5-minute video about the SDSU community garden program in rural areas and on reservations in South Dakota.
...Food security and nutrition · Schools · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · South Dakota...
Added: Feb 18, 2021
Home-based programs use evidence-based strategies to support rural mothers and families in promoting health and well-being in early childhood.
...food security, and positive parenting skills. Includes discussion of research relevant to home visiting and health...
Date: May 2022
Examines veterans living in rural areas and how their mobility options, cost of transportation, use of telehealth, access to healthy food, and social isolation have been impacted by COVID-19. Discusses issues and policies related to improving healthcare transportation and access to Veterans Administration (VA) services for rural veterans. Includes data on veteran demographics and survey responses to health- and transportation-related questions.
...COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Social connectedness · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Transportation · Veterans...
Date: Mar 2024
Analyzes the impact of public transportation in addressing food insecurity in rural and urban areas of North Dakota. Provides county and ZIP code level sociodemographic data on population changes, food insecurity, poverty, and more. Includes discussion about causes of food insecurity in rural areas.
...data · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Transportation · North Dakota...