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761. Development and Validation of a Farmers' Market Audit Tool in Rural and Urban Communities - Resources
Date: Nov 2015

Describes a tool designed to measure availability of food items and key characteristics of farmers markets. Features statistics from 6 test sites in Kentucky, Montana, and North Carolina, showing differences among states and between urban and rural locations.

...11/2015 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Kentucky · Montana · North Carolina...

762. Rural School Food Service Director Perceptions on Voluntary School Meal Reforms - Resources
Date: Nov 2015

Results of a study using telephone interviews and online surveys to examine barriers and facilitators to participation in voluntary school meal programs such as farm-to-school and school garden programs.

...Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

763. Formative Evaluation to Increase Availability of Healthy Snacks and Beverages in Stores Near Schools in Two Rural Oregon Counties, 2013 - Resources
Date: Dec 2015

Results of a study using interviews conducted at 15 food stores in 8 rural eastern Oregon communities, to determine owners' perspectives on customer demand for healthy snacks and beverages, space constraints, vendor influence, and perishability. Includes statistics on percentages of stores stocking single-portion and multiportion units of specific foods and beverages.

...Hayley A. Pickus Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 12/2015 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Oregon...

764. Association Between Student Body Mass Index and Access to Sports Drinks in Minnesota Secondary Schools, 2012-2013 - Resources
Date: Nov 2015

Results of a study showing the correlation between school policies allowing sports drinks and student body mass index. Features statistics such as percentages of schools offering sugar-sweetened beverages or salty snacks, number of overweight and obese students, and percentages of schools in city, suburb, or rural locations.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Minnesota...

765. The Effect of Education Plus Access on Perceived Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in a Rural African American Community Intervention - Resources
Date: Oct 2015

Describes the mid-intervention results of the Men on the Move Growing Communities (MOTMGC) program that works to change the dietary behaviors among rural African Americans in Missouri by providing nutrition education and access to fruits and vegetables through community gardens. Includes data at baseline and mid-intervention by sex, age, income, education, and perceived income adequacy.

...10/2015 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Missouri...

766. Obesity and Obesity-Related Behaviors Among Rural and Urban Adults in the USA - Resources
Date: Oct 2015

Analyzes the rural-urban differences in the prevalence of adult obesity, and the high risk obesity-related behaviors of physical inactivity and poor diet.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

767. The Availability of Competitive Foods and Beverages to Middle School Students in Appalachian Virginia Before Implementation of the 2014 Smart Snacks in School Standards - Resources
Date: Sep 2015

Examines nutritional quality of foods and beverages available in 8 rural Virginia middle schools. Includes statistics with breakdowns by number of foods and beverages offered, number that were compliant with USDA National School Lunch Program standards, percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches, and percentages of components such as sugar, fat, and sodium in available foods.

...Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 09/2015 Appalachia · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Virginia...

768. College Students as Facilitators in Reducing Adolescent Obesity Disparity in Southern Appalachia: Team Up for Healthy Living - Resources
Date: Jul 2015

Describes a peer-based obesity prevention program focused on healthy eating and physical activity for rural Appalachian high school students, with college students serving as facilitators.

...Appalachia · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Schools...

769. Comparisons of Weight Change, Eating Habits and Physical Activity Between Women in Northern Sweden and Rural New York State - Results from a Longitudinal Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2015

Reports on a study that compares women living in Northern Sweden and rural New York State on changes in weight over a 10 year period. Identifies and compares the eating habits, physical activities, and vulnerability to the negative effects of unhealthy behaviors for both female population groups.

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

770. Availability, Price, and Quality of Fruits and Vegetables in 12 Rural Montana Counties, 2014 - Resources
Date: Aug 2015

Assesses consumer food environment in 17 rural and 3 urban Montana grocery stores using Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS-S) to determine availability of quality, fresh food in rural areas.

...Ahmed, Teresa Smith, et al. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 08/2015 Food security and nutrition · Montana...