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881. Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake with Reservation and Off-Reservation Kindergarten Students in Nevada - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Presents an overview of Veggies for Kids, a nutrition education program used with American Indian kindergarten students attending schools on reservations and kindergarten students attending schools next to a Nevada reservation. Examines the impact this program had on the students' knowledge of nutritional concepts and practicing healthy behaviors.

...Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Physical activity · Schools · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Wellness...

882. Gardening for Health: Using Garden Coordinators and Volunteers to Implement Rural School and Community Gardens - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Describes a school and community garden intervention initially established by South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension staff members with the support and collaboration of volunteers from schools and community organizations in rural areas and tribal organizations. Highlights how 13 community gardens in South Dakota became an integral part of a local community wellness coalition by improving local access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Includes a 5-minute video about the SDSU community garden program in rural areas and on reservations in South Dakota.

...Food security and nutrition · Schools · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · South Dakota...

883. The Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) Dissemination and Implementation Study: 24-Month Organizational Maintenance in a Countywide Initiative - Resources
Date: May 2020

Examines the effectiveness of the initial phase of the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) program, an evidence-based program designed to help churches develop policy, methods, and environmental change to support physical activity and health eating within their congregation. Study was implemented in rural, medically underserved Fairfield County, South Carolina with 59 churches participating. Members were predominantly Black/African American and affiliated with the Baptist denomination.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Public health · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

884. Changes in Diet and Physical Activity Resulting from the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities Randomized Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Multilevel Intervention Trial - Resources
Date: Oct 2019

Examines the secondary outcomes resulting from participation in Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC), a cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention designed for women in rural communities, to determine changes in diet and physical activity. SHHC was a six month, community-randomized trial conducted in 16 rural communities in Montana and New York.

...Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

885. Cooperative Extension System - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2025

Provides opportunities for collaboration, professional development, and access to resources and tools on a variety of topics including: adapting to new technology, preparing and responding to emergency situations, improving nutrition and food safety, and protecting the environment.

...environment. National Institute of Food and Agriculture Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition...

886. Creating a Public Health Community of Practice to Support American Indian and Alaska Native Communities in Addressing Chronic Disease - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Describes use of the ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model to support and evaluate program objectives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) program.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Public health · Tobacco use · Tribal communities · Wellness...

887. Assessing SNAP Participants' Fitness for Work: Final Report - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Examines how assessments are made and implemented regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements. Discusses variations of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) across 4 case study states: Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes SNAP applicant characteristics and determinations for work requirements by demographic information and urbanicity of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural. Provides feedback from rural SNAP staff regarding difficulties assessing SNAP participants' fitness for work.

...Food security and nutrition · Human services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Georgia · Maryland · Texas...

888. Trends in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates: Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal Year 2022 - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Presents information on eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) alongside actual participation in SNAP. Presents information on households, children, elderly, refugees, low-income families, persons with disabilities, and other groups enrolled in the program. Tables A.3 and B.3 show rural versus urban participation.

...Food and Nutrition Service Benefit enrollment and application · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

889. The High Obesity Program: Overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Cooperative Extension Services Efforts to Address Obesity - Resources
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...

890. Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program - Funding
Deadline: Mar 8, 2024

Grants to promote and strengthen food and agricultural science education in K-12, secondary, and postsecondary settings.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...