Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Aug 2015
Reports on a study that compares women living in Northern Sweden and rural New York State on changes in weight over a 10 year period. Identifies and compares the eating habits, physical activities, and vulnerability to the negative effects of unhealthy behaviors for both female population groups.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Women · New York...
Date: Oct 2015
Analyzes the rural-urban differences in the prevalence of adult obesity, and the high risk obesity-related behaviors of physical inactivity and poor diet.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Jul 2026
Describes experiences of participants in North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilots program, including enrollees, care managers, and staff at community-based organizations. The program tested impacts of providing services to eligible Medicaid members to address upstream drivers of health in 3 predominantly rural regions of the state.
...faith-based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Medicaid · Social connectedness · North Carolina...
Date: Sep 2015
Examines nutritional quality of foods and beverages available in 8 rural Virginia middle schools. Includes statistics with breakdowns by number of foods and beverages offered, number that were compliant with USDA National School Lunch Program standards, percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches, and percentages of components such as sugar, fat, and sodium in available foods.
...Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 09/2015 Appalachia · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools · Virginia...
Date: Jun 2026
Analyzes Indian Tribal Organization (ITO) participation in the the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program. Discusses the history of Summer EBT, ITOs and federal nutrition programs, inclusion of culturally relevant foods, and benefits and barriers of ITO participation in Summer EBT. Includes a U.S. map showing area where states and Tribes administer Summer EBT.
...Research & Action Center Benefit enrollment and application · Culture · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Tribal communities...
Date: Aug 2015
Assesses consumer food environment in 17 rural and 3 urban Montana grocery stores using Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Stores (NEMS-S) to determine availability of quality, fresh food in rural areas.
...Ahmed, Teresa Smith, et al. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 08/2015 Food security and nutrition · Montana...
Date: Jun 2025
Examines the impact of supplemental food provisions (SFPs) in the predominately rural Mississippi Delta. Utilizes interview feedback from 29 SFP personnel to discuss SFP barriers, sustainability, and health initiatives.
...Region · Food security and nutrition · Sustainability of programs · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Mississippi...
Date: Jul 2015
Describes a peer-based obesity prevention program focused on healthy eating and physical activity for rural Appalachian high school students, with college students serving as facilitators.
...Appalachia · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Schools...
Date: Jun 2024
Webinar recording discussing persistent poverty and structural barriers to increasing wealth. Discusses the work of community development finance institutions. Highlights successful program examples including indigenous food systems in Maine, homeownership in the Mississippi Delta and colonias along the U.S.-Mexico Border, and using community engagement to impact systems and policy in Kansas. Transcript available in the video description.
...Food security and nutrition · Funding · Housing and homelessness · Policy · Poverty · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Kansas...
Date: Jul 2015
Evaluates the effectiveness of a community assessment tool focused on the built environment and used to capture images such as sidewalks, walkable destinations, restaurants, and food stores, in an effort to identify barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and active living. Includes resident perspectives on community features and opportunities for improvement.
...Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Physical activity · Technology for health and human services · Wellness, health...