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751. The Impact of a Grocery Store Closure in One Rural Highly Obese Appalachian Community on Shopping Behavior and Dietary Intake - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Results of telephone surveys of people in Martin County, Kentucky, a highly obese community in which healthy food accessibility is scarce and which experienced the closure of a local grocery store in January 2020. Includes demographics for the participants, and compares their food shopping habits at the time of the initial contact with those at the time of a follow-up survey a year later.

...Health, 19(6), 3506 03/2022 Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Kentucky...

752. USDA Community Eligibility Provision Characteristics Study - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Reports on the school meal service Community Eligible Provisions (CEP) in low-income areas based on data from school years 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. Discusses characteristics of participating and non-participating Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and schools, the perceived benefits and barriers of participation, and impacts of CEP. Includes data on eligibility and participation of LEAs in rural areas.

...Nutrition Administration Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Schools · Statistics and data...

753. Kansas Community Health Worker Accountable Food Is Medicine Grant - Funding
Deadline: Nov 18, 2026

Grants designed to improve health outcomes among rural Kansans by integrating community health workers into clinical care teams to connect patients with health and social services to bridge gaps in care. Projects will also establish or expand Accountable Food Is Medicine programs, which integrate nutrition interventions, such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions, into healthcare to prevent, manage, or treat chronic conditions.

...Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Health screening · Healthcare needs and services · Human services · Reimbursement...

754. 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...

755. 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...

756. #CaliforniansForAll College Corps - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

A statewide service program that engages college students in California in service opportunities with community-based organizations working in the areas of K-12 education and food insecurity, including projects and programs serving rural and other specific areas.

...Fellowships Community engagement and volunteerism · Educational attainment · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Schools · California...

757. 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...

758. Invest Appalachia Fund - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Loans and technical assistance to support sectors and industries that are driving economic diversification, local ownership, and community wealth building in Central Appalachia.

...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare facilities · Healthcare needs and services · Housing and homelessness · Human services...

759. The High Obesity Program (HOP) - Funding
Deadline: Mar 21, 2023

Funding to implement evidence-based strategies and leverage partner resources to address obesity and its associated factors in populations of focus related to poor diet and/or physical inactivity. Rural communities are considered a priority population.

...Grants and Contracts Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity...

760. Urban-Rural Variability in Infant Formula Availability and Product Variety in United States Counties from 2022 to 2024 - Resources
Date: Nov 2026

Examines infant formula variety and availability across rural and urban U.S. counties. Utilizes 2022-2024 infant formula product listing data as well as Household Pulse Survey data to analyze metro versus nonmetro differences in households using infant formula, difficulty in purchasing formula, and number of unique formula products by county.

...Protection, 89(11), 100916 11/2026 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...