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751. The Starr County Border Health Initiative: Focus Groups on Diabetes Prevention in Mexican Americans - Resources
Date: Jun 2018

Reports on 3 focus group interviews with 27 Mexican-American residents of Starr County, a rural Texas border community. Discusses diabetes prevalence, the cultural significance of food and exercise, barriers to healthier lifestyles, lack of affordable healthy foods, and technology use. Describes focus group recommendations for diabetes self-management (DSME) interventions.

...Food security and nutrition · Immigrants · Physical activity · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

752. Disparities Persist in Nutrition Policies and Practices in Minnesota Secondary Schools - Resources
Date: Mar 2015

Examines school nutrition policies and practices by school characteristics in Minnesota secondary schools between 2008 and 2012. Compares school nutrition policies by rural versus urban/suburban location and across three main areas: the availability of low-nutrient, energy dense (LNED) items, strategies to engage students in healthy eating, and restrictions on advertising LNED products around the school.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics...

753. Examining the Association Between Intervention-Related Changes in Diet, Physical Activity, and Weight as Moderated by the Food and Physical Activity Environments among Rural, Southern Adults - Resources
Date: Oct 2018

Study examining changes in weight, diet, and physical activity in rural adults who took part in a lifestyle intervention in rural Lenoir County, North Carolina. Reports data on self-reported and objectively-measured changes over 6 months, covering access to different kinds of food retailers, gyms, and parks, as well as community walkability, crime, and barriers to physical activity.

...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness...

754. Body Mass Index Category Moderates the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Diet Quality in Overweight and Obese Rural-Dwelling Adults. - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Examines questionnaire responses from adults in rural Kentucky to determine whether overall diet quality varies according to body mass index (BMI) category and presence of depressive symptoms in people with or at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Contains data comparing healthy eating habits among depressed and non-depressed individuals who are overweight or obese, including breakdowns by age, sex, marital status, education, comorbidities, and other characteristics.

...Food security and nutrition · Mental health conditions · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics...

755. Nutrition-Related Policy and Environmental Strategies to Prevent Obesity in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2002-2013 - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Summarizes findings from 29 rural studies of obesity prevention interventions using nutrition-related and environmental strategies. Includes interventions in school, tribal, farmers market, and other settings. Discusses common strategies for adapting and implementing these programs in rural communities.

...Pitts, et al. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 04/2015 Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control...

756. Healthy Options: A Community-Based Program to Address Food Insecurity - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Presents the results of a study to better understand the experience of food insecurity in rural Adams County, Pennsylvania and to examine the impact of a community-based program developed to increase access to and consumption of local, healthy foods.

...Gettysburg College, Center for Public Service Research Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...

757. Measurement of Nutrition Environments in Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores, and Restaurants in the Lower Mississippi Delta - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Reports on the Delta Food Outlets Study, evaluating the local nutrition environments of pregnant woman and their infants living in rural Lower Mississippi Delta to assess environmental exposures influencing their dietary habits. Study participants had previously participated in a nutrition and physical activity intervention, the Delta Health Sprouts Project.

...03/2020 Children and youth · Delta Region · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Women · Alabama...

758. Rural Adults' Perspectives on School Food in a North Carolina County - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Describes parents' and school staff's perceptions of school food in four rural North Carolina elementary schools, and their views about potential changes designed to enhance appeal of school meals containing more fruits and vegetables.

...Seth M. Noar Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 04/2015 Food security and nutrition · Schools · North Carolina...

759. Predictors of Overweight and Obesity in American Indian Families with Young Children - Resources
Date: Feb 2019

Highlights as study exploring the factors that predict obesity in American Indian families in rural and urban areas. Focuses on factors such as nutrition, physical activity, adult sleep, and child screen time.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

760. The High Obesity Program: A Collaboration Between Public Health and Cooperative Extension Services to Address Obesity - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Describes the activities of Programs to Reduce Obesity in High Obesity Areas, also known as High Obesity Program (HOP), developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with land grant universities and local Cooperative Extension Offices. HOP was designed to implement evidence-based strategies to improve physical activity and nutrition in mostly rural communities with high rates of obesity to reduce obesity and prevent or control diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Policy · Statistics and data · Wellness...