Skip to main content
Rural Health Information Hub

Website Search Results for: Food Security

965 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 621 - 630:

621. Food and Beverage Options at Highway Rest Areas in North Carolina: A Mixed-Methods Audit and Geospatial Approach - Resources
Date: Oct 2019

Results of a 2018 study to determine the accessibility and healthfulness of food and beverages available at 24 rural and 6 urban North Carolina rest areas. Features statistics on characteristics of the rest areas, including distance from limited-service restaurants or convenience stores.

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

622. The Role of Diet in Children's Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides - Resources
Date: May 2017

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...

623. Nut Intake Among Overweight/Obese African-American Women in the Rural South - Resources
Date: Sep 2016

Examines the source, quantity, and quality of nut consumption among overweight and obese African American women in rural Alabama and Mississippi. Data was gathered using two 24-hour dietary recalls. Includes statistics on income, education, and calorie intake for women who did and did not consume nuts.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

624. Role of Rural Libraries in Promoting Digital Health Literacy - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Webinar highlighting a rural library's efforts to increase digital health literacy and healthcare access in rural Texas. Discusses telehealth, broadband access inequities and digital literacy, transportation issues, aging in place, community health workers working in libraries, emergency response, circulating medical equipment, and summer meals for students. Transcript available in the video description.

...response · Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Home and community-based services · Telehealth · Transportation · Texas...

625. Longitudinal Analysis of Nut-Inclusive Diets and Body Mass Index Among Overweight and Obese African American Women Living in Rural Alabama and Mississippi, 2011-2013 - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Results of a weight loss intervention among 383 overweight women in 8 rural Alabama and Mississippi counties, evaluating the association between intake of nuts and other select food groups with participants' body mass index (BMI) over a 24-month period. Features data on participants' income, education, rates of consumption of various foods, and more.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

626. Availability and Promotion of Healthful Foods in Stores and Restaurants--Guam, 2015 - Resources
Date: Jul 2017

Assessment of nutrition environment in 114 stores and 63 restaurants in Guam. Includes statistics on availability of various foods and promotion of healthy choices, with breakdowns by store size and restaurant type.

...07/2017 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Guam...

627. Characterizing the Local Food Environment and Grocery Store Decision-Making among a Large American Indian Community in the North-Central United States: Qualitative Results from the Healthy Foods Healthy Families Feasibility Study - Resources
Date: Oct 2019

Highlights a study on the perceived barriers to the access of healthy food for rural tribal communities. Bases conclusions on focus group interviews and discusses potential interventions.

...Nutrition, 22(14), 2653-2661 10/2019 Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Public health · Tribal communities...

628. Agriculture and Health Sectors Collaborate in Addressing Population Health - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

An overview of the collaboration between the Cooperative Extension Service and the health sector in various states and the impact this collaboration has on population health through community-based efforts, including health and wellness and 4-H programs, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Describes a case study of a collaborative model in New Mexico.

...Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · New Mexico...

629. A Community-Based Marketing Campaign at Farmers Markets to Encourage Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Rural Counties With High Rates of Obesity, Kentucky, 2015-2016 - Resources
Date: Aug 2017

Examines effectiveness of the Plate it Up Kentucky Proud program, targeting farmers market shoppers in 6 rural Kentucky counties in the Delta and Appalachian regions, from September 2014-September 2016. Features statistics including age, sex, income, and rate of consumption of fruit, salad, and other vegetables.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

630. Hunger Pains: How Food Insecurity Affects Oral Health - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Report discusses the ways food insecurity affects oral health outcomes. Highlights populations suffering from food insecurity and compares rural and urban populations. Details the oral health disparities that correlate with food insecurity.

...Access · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Oral health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...