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611. 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...

612. Dissemination of an Electronic Manual to Build Capacity for Implementing Farmers' Markets with Community Health Centers - Resources
Date: Oct 2015

Reports on the effectiveness of disseminating a manual about developing and sustaining a program from a rural community health center to help others learn from it. Evaluates respondent interest in and plans for using the manual. Addresses the benefits of collaborating with a university and how the farmers' market benefited the community's diet and economy.

...Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Sustainability of programs...

613. The Agenda 2020: A Special Report on the Future of Health - Resources
Reviewed: Dec 2024

A collection of articles, videos, graphics, and more highlighting issues specific to health. Includes stories about rural healthcare facilities, profiles of innovative rural programs, and examples of rural health successes and challenges. Examines rural healthcare in relation to today's political climate, hoping to glean lessons that are broadly applicable throughout the rest of the U.S.

...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare facilities · Obesity and weight control · Policy · Public health · Racial and ethnic...

614. Comparing Farmers' Market Revenue Trends Before and After the Implementation of a Monetary Incentive for Recipients of Food Assistance - Resources
Date: May 2014

An analysis of the effect of financial incentives for individuals and families who receive food assistance to encourage the purchase of fruits and vegetables at farmers markets located at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in rural South Carolina.

...05/2014 Type Document Tagged as Federally Qualified Health Centers · Food security and nutrition · South Carolina...

615. The Fifth National Climate Assessment - Resources
Date: 2023

Report outlining the impacts of climate change in the U.S., discussing impacts to both the physical earth as well as society, economics, and health sectors. Offers a look at both national topics of interest as well as the current and future risks at a regional level. Chapter 11 addresses agriculture, food systems, and rural concerns. Chapter 16 addresses Indigenous Peoples.

...economy · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander · Transportation...

616. Ensuring Access to Healthy Food in Beaufort County - Resources
Date: Oct 2018

Describes a collaborative community effort establishing a city market to increase access to healthy food in rural Beaufort County, North Carolina. The Washington City Market provides a venue for local growers to sell their products and matches restaurants in the region with local growers and their products.

...Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · North Carolina...

617. Share Public Health: Rural Health - Resources
Date: 2021

Podcast series discussing rural life, employment, and health. Topics include successful communities, food systems, public health departments in rural counties, health care delivery in their rural communities, and workplace safety, among others.

...health · Food security and nutrition · Occupational health and safety · Rural-urban differences · Service delivery models...

618. 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 people of color, LGBTQ+ persons, individuals living in rural areas, and people with disabilities. 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...

619. Consistent SNAP Participation Increases Preventative Health Care Visits for Infants - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Examines the connection between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and preventive care in an infant's first year of life. Uses data from a survey covering 51,551 first-born children of low-income mothers, ages 18 and older, who participated in SNAP and Medicaid in Missouri between 2006-2014. Features statistics including race and urban or rural residence.

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

620. The Role of Diet in Children's Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides - Resources
Date: May 2016

Examines associations between pesticide exposure and fruit and vegetable consumption in children of farmworkers and non-farmworkers in a rural agricultural setting throughout multiple growing seasons.

...Children and youth · Environmental health · Farmers and farmworkers · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Washington...