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621. Multilevel Faith-Based Public Health Initiative in Rural Alabama, 2017 - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Examines the impact of Live Well Faith Communities, a 9-week, faith-based health promotion initiative undertaken in 14 faith communities in rural Alabama. Describes faith community policy and environmental changes related to promoting healthy eating and physical activity. Also discusses participant lifestyle changes.

...Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Alabama...

622. Availability of Grocery Delivery to Food Deserts in States Participating in the Online Purchase Pilot - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Research letter describing a study of the Online Purchase Pilot (OPP), which allows beneficiaries in 8 states to use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy groceries online. Includes statistics on the availability of grocery delivery among rural food desert census tracts and SNAP households in the 8 OPP states.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Alabama · Iowa · Maryland · Nebraska · New Jersey...

623. Formative Evaluation to Increase Availability of Healthy Snacks and Beverages in Stores Near Schools in Two Rural Oregon Counties, 2013 - Resources
Date: Dec 2015

Results of a study using interviews conducted at 15 food stores in 8 rural eastern Oregon communities, to determine owners' perspectives on customer demand for healthy snacks and beverages, space constraints, vendor influence, and perishability. Includes statistics on percentages of stores stocking single-portion and multiportion units of specific foods and beverages.

...Hayley A. Pickus Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 12/2015 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Oregon...

624. Does SNAP Cover the Cost of a Meal in Your County? - Resources
Reviewed: Jul 2026

Analyzes the ability of the the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to cover the price of a meal. Includes background information on the program as well as an interactive map that shows the cost of a moderately priced meal by county and the proportion of the cost covered by SNAP, county designation according to the rural-urban continuum code (RUCC), and SNAP benefit per meal versus total cost of meal according to select time periods between 2022-2023.

...Foundation, Urban Institute County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences...

625. Food-Related Practices and Beliefs of Rural US Elementary and Middle School Teachers - Resources
Date: Jun 2016

Results of a study examining personal health and eating habits, classroom food practices, beliefs about the school food environment, and nutrition knowledge of 102 teachers from 8 rural school districts in northeastern Oregon.

...Remote Health, 16(2), 3821 06/2016 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Oregon...

626. Oregon's State Health Assessment - Resources
Reviewed: Apr 2026

Reports on the overall health of residents in state of Oregon. Includes information on social determinants of health, environmental health, prevention and health promotion, and other topics. Covers urban, rural, frontier statistics for economic disparities; educational attainment; food insecurity; homelessness; adult suicide rates; chronic disease; mortality; oral, primary care, and behavioral health workforce; communicable disease; and access to healthcare services.

...Food security and nutrition · Frontier and remote areas · Health conditions · Health workforce supply and demand...

627. To Improve Rural Health Equity, Invest in Housing, Water, and Food Access - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Discusses proven solutions state and federal policymakers can adopt to promote health equity in rural communities by focusing on investments in water, housing, and food access.

...Corianne Payton Scally 11/2020 Urban Institute Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Infrastructure · Policy...

628. 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...

629. 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...

630. Community Adaptations to an Impending Food Desert in Rural Appalachia, USA - Resources
Date: Nov 2016

Reports on a study examining how rural Alderson, West Virginia addressed the forthcoming food desert when the only grocery store in town closed. Addresses the impact of a new food hub on the food desert.

...Rural and Remote Health, 16(4), 3901 11/2016 Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · West Virginia...