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751. 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...

752. 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...

753. Columbia Gorge Region, Oregon and Washington: 2016 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winner - Resources
Date: 2016

Describes how the communities within the Columbia Gorge region took a collaborative approach by developing a 15-member community advisory committee that included Medicaid recipients and Latino residents. Top concerns addressed by this committee were food, housing, jobs and transportation, along with improved access to dental and mental health, and better coordination among social services and healthcare providers. Projects included expanding the use and training of community health workers (CHWs) to assist Latino residents when navigating programs outside of healthcare and the development of a fruit and vegetable prescription program to support increased intake of healthy foods. A collective impact specialist was hired to help solve community problems through collaborative efforts, and to find grants and other sources of funding to support their projects. Columbia Gorge Region is a recipient of the 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Human services · Mental health · Networking and collaboration · Oral...

754. National School Lunch Afterschool Snack Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Funding for schools and residential child care institutions to provide afterschool snacks to low-income children who participate in the National School Lunch program.

...available on the program website . Child care · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools...

755. Risk Factors for Poor Health Among U.S. Older Adults in Rural and Urban Areas: Injury, Food Insecurity, and Lack of Social and Emotional Support - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Examines health and well-being in older adults by focusing on rural versus urban variations in injury, food insecurity, and lack of social and emotional support. Provides data breakdowns by demographics, employment, income, marital status, education, and more.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Injuries · Mental health · Rural-urban differences · Social connectedness · Statistics...

756. Social Determinants of Health: A Quick Reference Guide for State Offices of Rural Health and State and Territorial Health Officials - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Provides an overview of social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural communities and lists partners, resources, and national-level initiatives related to 4 significant SDOH in rural areas: housing, transportation, education, and food insecurity. Intended to serve as a starting point and guide for rural organizations that wish to address SDOH through multi-sector collaboration.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Networking and collaboration · Social determinants of health · Transportation...

757. Rural Children's Health and Health Care - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Examines differences in child health conditions by rural and urban residency. Explores differences in use of preventative dental and medical services by poverty rate, adverse childhood experiences, overweight and obesity, food insecurity, and physical activity.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Oral health · Physical activity · Poverty...

758. Promising Practice: Sowing the Seeds of Healthy Eating in Rural Indiana - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Illustrates how a training and education program for rural residents living in 7 rural communities within the New Allen Alliance (NAA), a partnership of communities in eastern Allen County, Indiana, encourages healthy cooking, access to healthy foods, and improved health.

...State Offices of Rural Health Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Indiana...

759. Changes in Physical Activity Outcomes in the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC-2.0) Community-Based Randomized Trial - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Examines the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities 2.0 (SHHC-2.0) intervention focused on exercise, nutrition, and civic engagement. Analyzes behavior changes of 182 women aged 40 and older living in rural New York and provides discussion about implementing wellness interventions in rural areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Women · New York...

760. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake in a Rural Family Medicine Clinic - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Results of a study to assess self-reported sugar-sweetened beverage intake among 121 adult primary care patients at a rural Nebraska clinic. Features demographics and average calories from beverage consumption, with breakdowns by ethnicity and body mass index category.

...Medicine, 32(4), 601-606 07/2019 Clinics · Food security and nutrition · Primary care · Statistics and data · Nebraska...