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771. Rural Initiatives Addressing Community Social Needs - Resources
Date: Mar 2021

Describes the role of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in improving population health and addressing social needs in their communities. Profiles two Critical Access Hospital social needs programs: Lakewood Health System's food access initiatives in Minnesota, and Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital's NEK Prosper. Provides an overview of both programs and highlights best practices of each.

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

772. Indiana Uplands: Local Food, Local Good A 2020 Report - Resources
Date: 2020

Examines the changing food landscape of 11 rural counties in Indiana known as the Uplands. Reports on listening sessions that took place in 2019 and summarizes community discussions about food systems and food values. Includes information on food expenditures, farming and land use, and food system profiles of Uplands counties.

...Center for Rural Engagement, Sustainable Food Systems Science Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Indiana...

773. Rural Community Profiles: Stories about Improving Nutrition, Increasing Physical Activity, and Making Schools Healthier - Resources
Date: Aug 2015

Presents summaries of 3 rural community profiles related to physical activity, school wellness, and improving nutrition. Includes information and strategies to promote health.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Schools · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

774. Characterizing Social Insecurity in a Rural North Carolina Emergency Department - Resources
Date: May 2023

Results of a study exploring, characterizing, and quantifying the social insecurity profile of emergency department patients at a rural teaching hospital in southeastern North Carolina with a large Native American population. Uses data from a survey questionnaire administered in May and June 2018, focusing on food insecurity, transportation insecurity, and exposure to violence.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Social determinants of health · Transportation · Tribal communities · North...

775. State-Based Rural Grocery Policy Tracker - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2026

Tracks state legislation that impacts rural grocers and communities. Allows user to submit relevant legislation to the tracker.

...legislation to the tracker. Kansas State University, Rural Grocery Initiative Food security and nutrition · Legislation and regulations...

776. 2020 Alabama State Health Assessment - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Reports on the health of Alabama residents, providing demographic data and comparing rural and urban areas throughout. Presents county-level data and discussion of 14 selected health indicators, including mental health and substance abuse, access to care, pregnancy outcomes, social determinants of health, and environmental health, among others.

...Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mental health · Population health · Rural-urban...

777. Rural Studies Program Food Insecurity in Oregon and the U.S.: Uneven Recovery in the Midst of Overall Improvement (2014-2016) - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Describes the food insecurity rate in Oregon that is statistically higher than the rate for the U.S. Highlights the characteristics of the population affected by food insecurity including renters, single mothers, limited education, and rural versus urban.

...Families · Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Oregon...

778. Agriculture and Local Food Economies in the Appalachian Region - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Discusses Appalachia's food systems based on the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 2017 Census of Agriculture, highlighting the connection to economic and community development, environmental health and safety, and public health. Provides case studies of food banks that improve community access to food as well as produce prescription programs that help treat chronic diseases and promote community health.

...promote community health. 04/2022 Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences...

779. Work Conditions and Family Food Insecurity Among Adults Ages 18–64: United States, 2021 - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Examines food insecurity among working adults aged 18 to 64 and their families. Utilizes 2021 National Health Interview Survey to analyze food insecurity according to type of work shift, work schedule, advance notice of work schedule, and monthly change in earnings, with additional breakdowns of worker sociodemographics, including rural versus urban residence.

...Statistics Employment and unemployment · Families · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

780. Minnesota Food Retail Improvement and Development Program: Retailer Equipment and Infrastructure Grant - Funding
Deadline: Mar 10, 2026

Grants to assist grocery stores and small food retailers in making physical improvements and purchasing equipment in order to increase access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for underserved communities in low and moderate income areas of Minnesota.

...Community and economic development · Culture · Food security and nutrition · Older adults · People with disabilities · Poverty · Minnesota...