Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Sep 2017
An overview of the collaboration between the Cooperative Extension Service and the health sector in various states and the impact this collaboration has on population health through community-based efforts, including health and wellness and 4-H programs, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Describes a case study of a collaborative model in New Mexico.
...Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · New Mexico...
Date: Sep 2017
Results of a weight loss intervention among 383 overweight women in 8 rural Alabama and Mississippi counties, evaluating the association between intake of nuts and other select food groups with participants' body mass index (BMI) over a 24-month period. Features data on participants' income, education, rates of consumption of various foods, and more.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Sep 2017
Describes differences in obesity rates among U.S. counties based on rurality, region, poverty level, and ethnicity. Analyzes access to physical activity facilities, food environments, and settlement patterns, defined as residential density and car dependence, to determine potential explanations for geographic variations.
...data · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Poverty · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Aug 2017
Examines fruit and vegetable quality through the use of total phenolic (TP) scores comparing rural and urban consumer food environments in Montana. TP score is a phytochemical measure for health-promoting attributes, flavor, appearance, and shelf-life. Includes data showing TP scores by rurality for both fruits and vegetables.
...Health, 14(8), 924 08/2017 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Montana...
Date: Jul 2017
Identifies non-nutritive sweetener (NNS) intake among adults living in rural southwest Virginia. Examines if differences exist between NNS consumers and NNS non-consumers by demographics, weight and body mass index (BMI), cardio-metabolic measures, dietary intake and quality.
...Jamie M. Zoellner Nutrients, 9(7), 757 07/2017 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Virginia...
Date: May 2017
Examines associations between pesticide exposure and fruit and vegetable consumption in children of farmworkers and non-farmworkers in a rural agricultural setting throughout multiple growing seasons.
...Children and youth · Environmental health · Farmers and farmworkers · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Washington...
Date: Feb 2017
Evaluates the implementation of a mobile farmer's market in California that was intended to increase access to fresh produce in a rural area. Discusses the program, evaluation methods used, and lessons learned.
...Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49(2), 166-174 02/2017 Access · Food security and nutrition · California...
Date: Jan 2017
Examines the impact of social relationships on health behavior adoption and maintenance by interviewing midlife and older adults in rural Montana at increased risk of chronic disease. Addresses family and peer influences on diet, physical activity, and tobacco use.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Older adults · Physical activity · Tobacco use · Montana...
Date: 2017
Highlights programs in 6 rural counties to improve the health and well-being of children and families supported by the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative. Programs included the expansion of the early childhood care and education program, promotion of physical activity through the development of walking and biking routes, and improved accessibility to local foods and support for the local economy.
...Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Iowa...
Date: 2017
Describes and evaluates the Adams County Grocery Store SNAP Incentive for Produce in Winter/Early Spring – a program in rural Pennsylvania for residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to assist them in purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables.
...Adams County Food Policy Council, Gettysburg College Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Pennsylvania...