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631. Summer Meals: Actions Needed to Improve Participation Estimates and Address Program Challenges - Resources
Date: May 2018

Examines what is known about Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) participation, other summer programs that feed low-income children, challenges in providing rural children with summer meals, and the extent to which the USDA provides assistance. Includes maps of area eligibility and meal sites in selected states.

...selected states. 05/2018 Government Accountability Office Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Poverty...

632. Does SNAP Cover the Cost of a Meal in Your County? - Resources
Date: May 2024

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...

633. A 'Scrappy' Push for Health: 'Our Best Asset Is Our People' - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Provides an overview of health challenges in Allen County, Kansas, and actions that communities in the area have taken to address them, including fundraising for a local hospital, building bike and walking trails, establishing job training programs, advocating for improved access to healthy food, and more. Allen County is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.

...Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kansas...

634. The Impact of Coronavirus on Households in Rural America - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Reports on the experiences of rural households during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses impacts on finances, employment, healthcare, housing, food, and child care. Concerns related to healthcare include access to care during the pandemic, concerns for those with special health issues such as chronic conditions, and use of telehealth.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Income · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

635. Life in Rural America: Part II - Resources
Date: May 2019

Highlights the results of a survey of quality of life, safety, and health for rural adults in the United States. Survey inquires into the experiences of rural adults in the areas of health, access to healthy food, and social, civic, and economic well-being.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Poverty · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

636. Farmers' Market Use Is Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Diverse Southern Rural Communities - Resources
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...

637. Economic Hardship and Health Within Sociodemographic and Occupational Groups — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2022–2023 - Resources
Date: May 2025

Reports on economic hardship measures and self-rated health among employed and recently unemployed adults. Hardship measures included lack of health insurance, cost of medical care, employment instability, food insecurity, housing insecurity, utility insecurity, lack of reliable transportation, and receipt of food benefits. Provides data by occupation, including for people employed in farming, fishing, and forestry.

...Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Housing and homelessness · Poverty · Social determinants of health · Statistics...

638. Low Access to Healthy Food in Metro and Nonmetro Counties, 2019 - Charts and Maps

Bar chart showing the percent of the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan population living in areas with low access to healthy food, more than 1 mile (urban areas) or 10 miles (rural areas) from the nearest supermarket.

...miles (rural areas) from the nearest supermarket. Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences...

639. Changes in Neighborhood Foodscapes From 2003 to 2023 by Area Rurality in the United States - Resources
Date: Jun 2026

Examines neighborhood-level characteristics of U.S. foodscapes. Utilizes 2003-2023 licensed food retailer data to analyze healthfulness of available food, food deserts, and food swamps, with data broken down by state and rurality.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · State...

640. Map the Meal Gap 2025: A Report on Local Food Insecurity and Food Costs in the United States in 2023 - Resources
Date: May 2025

Provides information on food insecurity in the United States, with a focus on impacts for variable demographic populations, food spending and prices, and policy and program implications. Includes data breakdowns according to geographical region and rural versus urban location.

...Dawes, et al. 05/2025 Feeding America Food security and nutrition · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...