Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: 2012
Describes the association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and the prevalence of overweight and obese ethnically and/or racially diverse, rural school-aged children in California, Kentucky, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Examines the following healthy lifestyle behaviors: improving diet quality, obtaining adequate sleep, limiting screen-time viewing, and consulting a physician about a child's weight.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: 2012
Examines rural and urban obesity rates using measured height and weight to calculate body mass index, rather than self-reported obesity rates. Also looks at demographics, diet, and physical activity as they relate to obesity for rural and urban residents. Uses data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Sep 2010
Examines potential impact that longer commute times and limited access to affordable, healthy food have on the rural obesity disparity. Includes statistical breakdowns by age, weight status, race, education, and income level.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · North...
Date: Jul 2011
Report on the Healthy Foods Hawaii intervention trial in four rural communities, which aimed to improve the diets of children and decrease obesity rates. Includes information about the impacts of access to transportation, education, and healthy foods.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Hawaii...
Date: Jul 2011
Examines leading health risks among nationally representative sample of American Indian/Alaska Native high school students and compares rates to other racial/ethnic groups. Includes statistical breakdowns by frequency of cigarette and alcohol use, weight status, physical activity level, television and computer use, and healthy food intake.
...youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Tobacco use · Tribal communities...
Date: Nov 2012
Examines the prevalence of obesity and the environmental factors associated with promoting weight gain and not being conducive to weight loss at a U.S.–Mexico border university serving rural populations.
...11/2012 Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · U.S.-Mexico Border Region...
Date: Nov 2021
Results of a study conducted in rural Laurel County, Kentucky, regarding changes to the food environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Offers suggestions for future programming to address inequitable access and response during public health emergencies.
...Access · Appalachia · Emergency preparedness and response · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Public health · Kentucky...
Date: Jan 2023
Examines barriers, facilitators, and opportunities related to supporting wellness and healthy weight in rural preschool children. Utilizes focus group interviews with parents, caregivers, and community organizations as well as observation of built environment to assess healthy eating and physical activity resources. Discusses wellness barriers and facilitators for preschool children at the family, organization, and community levels.
...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Indiana...
Date: Sep 2023
Provides an overview of obesity prevalence in rural versus urban counties. Analyzes factors related to obesity such as education, income, physical inactivity, healthcare workforce, and food, internet, and healthcare access. Includes case studies and data related to obesity prevalence in Texas and Arkansas.
...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce supply and demand · Income · Obesity and weight control · Physical...
Reviewed: Jan 2026
A collection of articles, videos, graphics, and more highlighting issues specific to health. Includes stories about rural healthcare facilities, profiles of innovative rural programs, and examples of rural health successes and challenges. Examines rural healthcare in relation to today's political climate, hoping to glean lessons that are broadly applicable throughout the rest of the U.S.
...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare facilities · Obesity and weight control · Policy · Public health · Technology for health...