Website Search Results for: Food Security

861. 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...

862. Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity: A Qualitative Examination of Community-Based Obesity Interventions in Rural Kentucky - Resources
Date: Jul 2016

Master's degree thesis providing results of a study to determine causes of obesity in 6 counties of rural Kentucky, using data collected from February to August 2015. Offers suggestions to reduce obesity in these areas. Features statistics on demographics, prevalence of obesity, and related conditions.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

863. A Community-Based Marketing Campaign at Farmers Markets to Encourage Fruit and Vegetable Purchases in Rural Counties With High Rates of Obesity, Kentucky, 2015-2016 - Resources
Date: Aug 2017

Examines effectiveness of the Plate it Up Kentucky Proud program, targeting farmers market shoppers in 6 rural Kentucky counties in the Delta and Appalachian regions, from September 2014-September 2016. Features statistics including age, sex, income, and rate of consumption of fruit, salad, and other vegetables.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

864. Direct Effects of the Home, School, and Consumer Food Environments on the Association Between Food Purchasing Patterns and Dietary Intake among Rural Adolescents in Kentucky and North Carolina, 2017 - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Analyzes the effects of food shopping habits and food environments in the home, school, and consumer settings on dietary intake among rural adolescents living in Kentucky and North Carolina. Discusses habit and environment as potential influences on rural-urban adolescent obesity disparities.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Kentucky · North...

865. Marketing Strategies to Encourage Rural Residents of High-Obesity Counties to Buy Fruits and Vegetables in Grocery Stores - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Examines the relationship between 17 rural Appalachian Kentucky grocery stores' social marketing efforts to promote healthy eating and the frequency of fruit and vegetable purchases. Features statistics on survey participants' demographics and influence of recipe cards on purchase of ingredients including fruits and vegetables.

...Appalachia · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Kentucky...

866. Development and Validation of a Farmers' Market Audit Tool in Rural and Urban Communities - Resources
Date: Nov 2015

Describes a tool designed to measure availability of food items and key characteristics of farmers markets. Features statistics from 6 test sites in Kentucky, Montana, and North Carolina, showing differences among states and between urban and rural locations.

...11/2015 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Kentucky · Montana · North Carolina...

867. "We're, Like, the Most Unhealthy People in the Country": Using an Equity Lens to Reduce Barriers to Healthy Food Access in Rural Appalachia - Resources
Date: Dec 2020

Examines barriers and facilitators for accessing healthy food in Martin County, Kentucky. Aims to develop socially-, culturally-, and historically-informed policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) interventions to reduce obesity in Appalachia and other areas.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health...

868. Losses, Gains, and Changes to the Food Environment in a Rural Kentucky County during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
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...

869. Policy Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Insecurity in Rural America: Evidence from Appalachia - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Study examining food access during the COVID-19 pandemic in a rural Appalachian community in Kentucky, based on qualitative data from 5 focus groups. Discusses food scarcity, supply chain disruptions, federal food assistance, community food resources, and home gardening, and highlights policy implications related to federal programs and social determinants of health.

...Appalachia · COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Infectious diseases · Policy · Social determinants of health · Kentucky...

870. Online Pilot Grocery Intervention Among Rural and Urban Residents Aimed to Improve Purchasing Habits - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Results of a study comparing food purchase choices of 129 rural and urban adults in 7 counties in Kentucky, Maryland, and North Carolina who shopped at online or brick-and-mortar stores during an 8-week-long intervention in the fall of 2021. Features statistics including intervention effect of fruit and vegetable purchases during the study as well as demographics with breakdowns by urban or rural location.

...Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Kentucky · Maryland · North Carolina...