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621. 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...

622. Disrupting Food Insecurity: Steps Communities Can Take - Resources
Date: Oct 2019

Offers possible solutions to challenges that affect families' ability to afford a healthy diet. Explores strategies developed specifically to meet needs of overlooked rural communities, including help with housing and transportation.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Rural-urban differences · Transportation · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

623. Using Networks To Build Collaborative And Equitable Food Systems - Resources
Date: May 2023

Examines food production and agriculture practices that promote equality, sustainability, and rural-urban collaboration. Discusses statewide, regional, and national food system initiatives that showcase farmer-consumer connections, balanced development outcomes, rural stewardship, and rural stakeholder equity.

...Rich Pirog, Marcus A. Coleman 05/2023 Aspen Institute Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration...

624. 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...

625. Social Determinants of Health: A Quick Reference Guide for State Offices of Rural Health and State and Territorial Health Officials - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Provides an overview of social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural communities and lists partners, resources, and national-level initiatives related to 4 significant SDOH in rural areas: housing, transportation, education, and food insecurity. Intended to serve as a starting point and guide for rural organizations that wish to address SDOH through multi-sector collaboration.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Networking and collaboration · Social determinants of health · Transportation...

626. Promising Practice: Sowing the Seeds of Healthy Eating in Rural Indiana - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Illustrates how a training and education program for rural residents living in 7 rural communities within the New Allen Alliance (NAA), a partnership of communities in eastern Allen County, Indiana, encourages healthy cooking, access to healthy foods, and improved health.

...State Offices of Rural Health Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Indiana...

627. Arizona Department of Health Services GIS Portal - Resources
Added: Dec 2025

Data portal providing access to the Arizona Department of Health Services' geographic information system (GIS) public health data. Includes community-level data on wellness, testing, and disease prevention programs, healthcare facilities, demographics, environmental health, State Loan Repayment Program sites, and more in Arizona.

...Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Healthcare facilities · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health...

628. Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children - Resources
Date: 2023

Discusses the factors that cause inequities and limited access to resources for young children, such as poverty, food insecurity, abuse and violence, lack of social and emotional safety, inadequate healthcare and schooling, and more. Discusses policy and practices aimed at reducing opportunity gaps, with a focus on historically disadvantaged populations, including those in rural areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Mental health · Policy · Poverty · Schools · Social determinants of health...

629. Shaping Summertime Experiences: Opportunities to Promote Healthy Development and Well-Being for Children and Youth - Resources
Date: 2019

Examines the impact of summertime experiences on school-age children and youth related to academic learning, social and emotional development, physical and mental health, and health-promoting and safety behaviors. Includes discussion of rural residence and its impact on children's access to supportive services, including food programs, during the summer.

...Engineering, and Medicine Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Rural-urban differences...

630. A Food Access Model in Michigan's Graying America - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Presents a model for increasing food access for the aging populations in a rural county in Michigan. Discusses the barriers to food access in the county, highlights specific concerns for each population, and details approaches to overcome those barriers.

...Food security and nutrition · Population health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...