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771. Opportunities and Challenges Addressing Access to Healthy Food in Five Rural Louisiana Food Stores - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Results of a rural food store intervention implemented in 3 Louisiana parishes where obesity prevalence was greater than 40%. Describes implications for public health and offers recommendations for future interventions.

...Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Public health · Louisiana...

772. 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...

773. A Portrait of Louisiana 2020: Human Development in an Age of Uncertainty - Resources
Date: 2020

Assesses well-being and access to opportunities among Louisiana residents by examining health disparities, access to healthy food, social determinants of health, racial inequality, and other topics. Provides human development index (HDI) scores for Louisiana state by sex, race, ethnicity, and parish.

...Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Mental health · Mortality · Population health · Social determinants of health...

774. 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...

775. Rates of Obesity and Obesogenic Behaviors of Rural Appalachian Adolescents: How Do They Compare to Other Adolescents or Recommendations? - Resources
Date: Nov 2018

Evaluates data from a sample of Appalachian adolescents in Ohio to compare obesity and related behaviors to that of the national adolescent population. Includes comparisons for body mass index (BMI), mean body fat percentage, daily physical activity behaviors, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...

776. Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas - Funding
Deadline: Jun 15, 2026

Grants to institutions of higher education in U.S. territories, commonwealth, and freely associated states designed to strengthen the capacity to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agriculture sciences through distance education technology.

...Food security and nutrition · Health career pathways · Health workforce education and training · Poverty · Research methods...

777. Maryland Hunger Profiles - Resources
Date: May 2025

Provides state- and county-level data on age of population, median household income, childhood and older adult poverty levels, and food program usage in Maryland. Discusses strategies to end hunger in the state.

...Children and youth · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Income · Older adults · Poverty · Maryland...

778. Michigan State Health Assessment 2021 - Resources
Date: Oct 2023

Provides results of the Michigan State Health Assessment that informs the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), with 4 main focus areas: engaging health policy and systemic change, supporting families to prevent childhood trauma, improving access to food and promoting physical activity, and increasing accountability of environmental polices and regulations. Includes considerations for disadvantaged populations, including rural areas of Michigan.

...Food security and nutrition · Health conditions · Health disparities · Physical activity · Policy · Population health · Social determinants...

779. Munson Medical Center: A Prescription for Long-Lasting Wellness - Resources
Reviewed: Feb 2026

Describes the Shape Up North Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program, an initiative of the Munson Medical Center in rural Traverse City, Michigan, in cooperation with local farmers markets.

...Michigan Health & Hospital Association Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Michigan...

780. A Food Access Model in Michigan's Graying America - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Presents a model for increasing food access for the aging populations in a rural county in Michigan. Discusses the barriers to food access in the county, highlights specific concerns for each population, and details approaches to overcome those barriers.

...Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Population health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Wellness, health...