Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Mar 2020
Describes the activities of Programs to Reduce Obesity in High Obesity Areas, also known as High Obesity Program (HOP), developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with land grant universities and local Cooperative Extension Offices. HOP was designed to implement evidence-based strategies to improve physical activity and nutrition in mostly rural communities with high rates of obesity to reduce obesity and prevent or control diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Policy · Statistics and data · Wellness...
Date: Mar 2020
Describes the implementation of the High Obesity Program, a program designed to expand access to healthy foods, increase opportunities for physical activity, and reduce obesity and related diseases in high-risk and predominantly rural communities. Efforts were supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Cooperative Extension Service (CES).
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health...
Date: Apr 2020
Examines associations between availability of in-home piped water service and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in rural Alaska using data from 2013 and 2015. Assesses health outcomes such as obesity and self-reported poor health as related to SSBs. Includes statistics broken down by age, sex, household income, and education level.
...04/2020 Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Obesity and weight control · Population health · Tribal communities · Alaska...
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...
Date: Feb 2020
Presents a study examining the role of diet and gut microbiota in rates of colorectal cancer. Compares the diets of Alaska Natives, who have the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the world, with the diets of rural Africans, who have some of the lowest.
...Cancer · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Public health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Alaska...
Date: Feb 2020
Explores the difficulties families experience when trying to provide nutritious food to children, as well as related issues of food insecurity in 6 rural counties of the U.S. Discusses perceptions of food benefits, family circumstances, and participant suggestions to improve food access.
...America, No Kid Hungry Benefit enrollment and application · Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition...
Date: May 2020
Investigates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in the United States by examining county- and state-level data on changes in food insecurity from 2018-2020. Highlights information from counties in rural areas.
...county data · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · State-by-state data · State-by-state...
Date: Feb 2020
Discusses food insecurity impacts on children in rural America, with a focus on geographic isolation, lack of opportunities, limited resources, and programmatic barriers. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparisons of percent of households experiencing food insecurity.
...America, No Kid Hungry Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Reviewed: Oct 2025
Provides an overview of the challenges rural communities face related to hunger, with selected statistics on rural food insecurity.
...selected statistics on rural food insecurity. Feeding America Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...
Date: Apr 2023
Reports on the extent, distribution, and trends of food insecurity among U.S. residents ages 50-59. Features state-level estimates and data breakdowns on food insecurity by income, race/ethnicity, metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan location, sex, and more.
...America Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · State-by-state...