Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: May 2024
Reports on food insecurity for Michigan families including federal assistance programs, COVID related impacts, charitable and social programs, and the experiences of Upper Peninsula residents, people with disabilities, and more. Includes recommendations for assistance programs. Discusses rural throughout, including rural and urban comparisons.
...Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · People with disabilities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics...
Date: Jan 2022
Explores a study evaluating the perception of Alaska Native elders from the Yukon-Kuskokwim area of Alaska on the efficacy and cultural competence of government assistance programs. Discusses and evaluates a number of programs, such as Head Start, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), among others.
...Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Older adults · Policy · Poverty · Social determinants of health...
Date: Jun 2024
Analyzes food pantry stigma among college students at a rural Appalachian university. Examines responses from an online survey that provides information on student food insecurity, demographic information, stigma associated with food pantry use, and more.
...Development, 13(3), 152-164 06/2024 Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Stigma · North Carolina...
Date: Dec 2021
Highlights a study evaluating the implementation of the Healthy Diné Nation Act (HDNA), which adds a 2% tax on unhealthy foods and a 5% tax waiver for healthy foods in the grocery stores, training posts, and convenience stores across the Navajo Nation. Breaks down a timeline of the implementation process and the results from Navajo Nation stores.
...Food security and nutrition · Policy · Public health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: Oct 2024
Examines nutritional knowledge, strategies, and access to nutritional expertise among 28 adults who follow a flexitarian, pescatarian, vegan, or vegetarian diet in rural Vermont. Discusses factors influencing the nutritional adequacy of plant-based diets, and identifies gaps in nutritional support for rural people following plant-based diets.
...Belarmino Nutrients, 16(20), 3504 10/2024 Access · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Vermont...
Date: Aug 2023
Presents a study exploring the efficacy of the Water is K'é pilot program which is designed to increase water consumption among young children in the Navajo Nation. Evaluation draws on the perspective of teachers and caregivers who were interviewed about their children's water consumption.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Public health · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: Mar 2022
Discusses strategies to achieve food sovereignty and preserve traditional food practices in the Mississippi Delta based on data from 43 surveys and focus group interviews from 28 participants. Presents information on community gardens, farmers markets, and farm-to-school programs such as Delta EATS to provide more nutritious food options for local communities.
...Community Development, 11(2), 285-299 03/2022 Delta Region · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Mississippi...
Date: Oct 2023
Describes the experiences of food pantry and emergency food providers to adequately support community needs in rural Minnesota. Utilizes focus group feedback from 37 participants to discuss issues like food pantry access, meeting shoppers' nonfood needs, sustainability of food pantry resources and services, service delivery models, networking with other community supports, and more.
...Behavior, 55(10), 710-720 10/2023 Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Sustainability of programs · Minnesota...
Date: Oct 2024
Examines the feasibility and impact of implementing an online weight loss program in rural, underserved communities. Follows results of the 1-year intervention, analyzing 16 recruited individuals and their ability to attend nutrition and lifestyle education sessions, complete diet and weight monitoring, and achieve weight loss.
...10/2024 Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Telehealth...
Date: Mar 2022
Evaluates the effects of the early COVID-19 pandemic on family health behaviors, utilizing thematic analysis of 30 interviews conducted from June 2020 through September 2020 with rural caregivers who were participants in a healthy lifestyles intervention. Discusses themes related to mental health, physical activity, time use, approaches to parenting and family routines, and food choice.
...Families · Food security and nutrition · Mental health · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...