Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Oct 2019
Results of a 2018 study to determine the accessibility and healthfulness of food and beverages available at 24 rural and 6 urban North Carolina rest areas. Features statistics on characteristics of the rest areas, including distance from limited-service restaurants or convenience stores.
...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: May 2020
Examines the effectiveness of the initial phase of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) program, an evidence-based program designed to help churches develop policy, methods, and environmental change to support physical activity and health eating within their congregation. Study was implemented in rural, medically underserved Fairfield County, South Carolina with 59 churches participating. Members were predominantly Black/African American and affiliated with the Baptist denomination.
...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Public health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Jan 2020
Results of a study using surveys, interviews, and garden visits to households in rural, western Pennsylvania to explore behavior and motivations of rural food gardeners, and the challenges they face. Discusses the financial, spiritual, and ecological value of gardening, and opportunities for community support.
...initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Self-sufficiency · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Pennsylvania...
Date: Nov 2019
Describes a school and community garden intervention initially established by South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension staff members with the support and collaboration of volunteers from schools and community organizations in rural areas and tribal organizations. Highlights how 13 community gardens in South Dakota became an integral part of a local community wellness coalition by improving local access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Includes a 5-minute video about the SDSU community garden program in rural areas and on reservations in South Dakota.
...Food security and nutrition · Schools · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · South Dakota...
Date: Dec 2021
Highlights a study evaluating the implementation of the Healthy Diné Nation Act (HDNA), which adds a 2% tax on unhealthy foods and a 5% tax waiver for healthy foods in the grocery stores, training posts, and convenience stores across the Navajo Nation. Breaks down a timeline of the implementation process and the results from Navajo Nation stores.
...Food security and nutrition · Policy · Public health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: Jan 2021
Analyzes relationships between Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) program implementation and physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and self-efficacy for improving these behaviors among church members in a southeastern, medically underserved county in a rural area. Features data and statistics on participants' health behaviors and self-efficacy at baseline and at a 12-month follow-up.
...Chronic Disease, 18 01/2021 Community and faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity...
Date: 2025
Reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) performance for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Discusses USDA programs and funding for rural and tribal community development, infrastructure, housing, broadband, nutrition, and more.
...response · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Housing and homelessness · Infrastructure · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...
Date: Aug 2021
Results of a study of 854 7th-grade students in rural Appalachian Virginia, exploring relationships between health literacy and energy-balance-related health behaviors, body mass index (BMI), and quality of life. Features demographics and statistics on health-promoting and risky health behaviors, and self-rated health status.
...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Virginia...
Date: Mar 2016
Seven research modules guiding food system planning, economic assessment, and analysis of data. Explains that local food production promotes rural economic revitalization and supports built capital invested in rural communities, and notes the importance of recognizing differences in rural and urban food issues.
...Department of Agriculture Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Research methods and resources...
Date: Mar 2022
Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) strategic plan for fiscal years 2022-2026, setting strategic goals related to environmental health, access to services, conservation, economic development, housing, infrastructure, and more. Discusses investment and programs for rural and tribal communities throughout.
...economic development · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Housing and homelessness · Infrastructure · Tribal communities...