Website Search Results for: Food Security

781. IEUBK Modeling of Children's Blood Lead Levels in Homes Served by Private Domestic Wells in Three Illinois Counties - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Examines the potential for elevated blood lead levels (BLL) due to consuming water from private wells in rural areas by utilizing Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK) modeling. Analyzes the water lead levels (WLLs) in 151 homes located in Illinois and discusses water safety for rural children.

...03/2024 Children and youth · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Statistics and data · Illinois...

782. Experiences Participating in Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Investigation in Vermont - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Analyzes participant experiences with federal nutrition assistance programs during the COVID-19 period of July 2020 to September 2020 in Vermont. Utilizes qualitative and quantitative feedback to analyze program participation, food insecurity, perceived stress, and fruit and vegetable intake. Discusses rurality as a factor in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

...COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Vermont...

783. Enduring Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Access, Nutrition, and Well-Being in Rural Appalachia - Resources
Date: May 2024

Examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on a rural, Appalachian community in Kentucky. Utilizes focus group data from 39 participants to analyze ongoing issues such as social isolation, cost of living, and food access. Discusses how these issues affect mental health, access to needed medications, and ability to purchase nutritious food.

...COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Mental health · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Poverty · Social connectedness · Kentucky...

784. Nutrition Environment Gaps and Distribution Challenges in Rural Food Pantries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food pantries in rural areas. Analyzes survey data from 19 food pantry representatives working in California's San Joaquin Valley between August 2020 and June 2021. Examines the consumer nutrition environment in rural food pantries utilizing the Nutrition Environment Food Pantry Assessment Tool (NEFPAT).

...Dietetics, 124(6), 713-724.E4 06/2024 COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · California...

785. Exploration of Factors Influencing Initiation and Continuation of Breastfeeding among Hispanic Women Living in Rural Settings: A Multi-Methods Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2014

Explores the factors that influence breastfeeding among Hispanic women living in rural settings with the objective of developing an educational breastfeeding program to meet the needs of rural Hispanic women.

...Health, 14(3), 2955 08/2014 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Women...

786. Understanding the Rural Food Environment: Perspectives of Low-income Parents - Resources
Date: Apr 2011

Describes barriers rural, low-income families face to access quality, affordable, and healthful food. Concludes that remedies used in urban areas will not help to fix the problem of food deserts in rural areas.

...David Hartley Rural and Remote Health, 11(2), 1631 04/2011 Families · Food security and nutrition...

787. Promoting Healthy Futures: Afterschool Provides the Supports Parents Want for Children's Well-Being - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Discusses the impact of afterschool programs related to opportunities for physical activity, nutritious food options, decrease in risky behaviors, and more, based on 31,055 households participating in the America After 3PM survey. Includes charts of survey responses by demographics and rural, suburban, or urban location.

...After 3PM Health & Wellness Child care · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Poverty...

788. Urban–Rural Disparities in Food Insecurity and Weight Status Among Children in the United States - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Analyzes urban versus rural place of residence and its association with childhood food insecurity and weight status. Utilizes 2013-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data and provides breakdowns of urban versus rural food insecurity by child's age and weight status, according to underweight/normal weight, overweight, and obese designations.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

789. Fruit and Vegetable Preferences and Practices may Hinder Participation in Community Supported Agriculture among Low-Income Rural Families - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Presents a study on the effect food preferences have on rates of participation in community agriculture programs for low-income families in rural areas. Bases results on interviews with families regarding fruit and vegetable preferences.

...01/2019 Environmental health · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · New York · North Carolina · Vermont · Washington...

790. Anschutz Family Foundation Grants - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Grants to organizations in Colorado that work to strengthen families and communities and help individuals become productive and responsible citizens. Funding priorities include rural Colorado.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Income · People with disabilities · Poverty · Self-sufficiency · Colorado...