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Date: Mar 2025
Examines the factors impacting fresh food distribution by independent grocers in rural and urban areas of the United States. Discusses food access, transportation concerns, roadways, logistics, markets, and more. Includes a profile of the northernmost rural counties in Wisconsin.
...David Long 03/2025 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Transportation · Wisconsin...
Date: Apr 7, 2026
Announces Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) funding for nutrition service expansion into primary care settings and for rural residency programs for high-need specialties to address rural workforce shortages. Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
...Food security and nutrition · Funding · Graduate medical education · Health workforce supply and demand · Physicians · Primary...
Date: Mar 30, 2026
Describes the problems older adults in rural Ohio face in accessing food pantry programs they are eligible for due to transportation and mobility challenges. Notes proposed legislation that would assist food pantries with expanding food delivery services into more rural parts of their service area. Source: The Ohio Newsroom.
...Food security and nutrition · Legislation and regulations · Transportation · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Ohio...
Date: Apr 15, 2026
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan announced a new grant to strengthen food sovereignty and safety in tribal communities across the state over the next 4 years. The project will improve communities' access to nourishing, locally-grown foods and support community-driven food safety training and infrastructure projects. Source: Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
...projects. Access · Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Tribal communities · Michigan...
Date: May 4, 2026
Ohio Senator Jon Husted and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly recently introduced the Delivering for Rural Seniors Act, which would create a pilot program to deliver food boxes directly to underserved seniors. The Federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program currently offers monthly food assistance to qualifying seniors, but some people lack transportation to distribution sites. Source: News 5 Cleveland.
...transportation to distribution sites. Access · Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Legislation and regulations · Ohio...
Date: Apr 14, 2026
Though Vermont placed third in the 2025 America's Health Rankings, this is based on averages bolstered by a few counties that are not representative of the state's geography or its working-age population. Discusses significant gaps between various health metrics in urban and rural areas of Vermont. Source: Compass Vermont.
...Food security and nutrition · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Apr 16, 2026
A study from Pennsylvania State University examines how the loss of everyday locations such as grocery stores, pharmacies, primary care clinics, schools, and churches may affect health. The authors focus on a rural township in Pennsylvania and argue that such places act as health infrastructure, particularly in rural areas. Source: Population Reference Bureau.
...particularly in rural areas. Access · Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Pennsylvania...
Date: Apr 8, 2026
Highlights the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit in Michigan, an event exploring the role of traditional food practices in fostering social connection and maintaining health for tribal communities. Source: WKAR.
...communities. Culture · Food security and nutrition · Social connectedness · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Michigan...
Date: Mar 27, 2026
Discusses food insecurity in South Dakota and efforts by some South Dakota-born members of the Pittsburgh Steelers to raise awareness and money for a local nonprofit. Discusses the particular challenges for a rural and native communities. Source: KOTA.
...based initiatives · Community engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Tribal communities · South Dakota...
Date: Apr 20, 2026
Describes the role a summer meal program plays in ensuring food access for rural Alaskan children in communities with no dedicated food banks. Notes that applications for eligible children is now open. Source: Alaska Public Media.
...Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...