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881. Summer Meals: Improvements Needed to Address Participation Estimates and Program Challenges - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Testimony before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, U.S. House of Representatives, summarizing the May 2018 Government Accountability Office report on summer meals. Addresses what is known about Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) participation, other summer programs that feed low-income children, challenges in providing rural children with summer meals, and the extent to which the USDA provides assistance.

...Kathryn A. Larin 07/2018 Government Accountability Office Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Poverty...

882. Older Americans Act: Updated Information on Unmet Need for Services - Resources
Date: Jun 2015

Examines older adults' reported need for home and community-based services and the potential unmet need for these services. Includes metropolitan and non-metropolitan data on food insecurity and receipt of congregate and home-delivered meals.

...Food security and nutrition · Home and community-based services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

883. Summer Meals: Actions Needed to Improve Participation Estimates and Address Program Challenges - Resources
Date: May 2018

Examines what is known about Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) participation, other summer programs that feed low-income children, challenges in providing rural children with summer meals, and the extent to which the USDA provides assistance. Includes maps of area eligibility and meal sites in selected states.

...selected states. 05/2018 Government Accountability Office Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Poverty...

884. Formative Evaluation for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative in Pitt County, North Carolina: Assessing the Rural Food Environment, Part 1 - Resources
Date: Jul 2013

Describes a consumer food environment in rural eastern North Carolina to guide planning and implementation of a Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative to open a health corner store. Discusses lessons learned and provides nutrition environment comparison data for a rural food desert store versus urban nonfood desert store.

...engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Research methods and resources · Rural-urban differences · North Carolina...

885. Nutrition Assistance Programs: Agencies Could Do More to Help Address the Nutritional Needs of Older Adults - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Report focuses on the shortcomings of the federal nutrition guidelines in meeting the nutritional needs of older adults. Bases recommendations on interviews with older adults in both rural and urban areas.

...services · Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Public health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

886. Formative Evaluation for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative in Pitt County, North Carolina: Engaging Stakeholders for a Healthy Corner Store Initiative, Part 2 - Resources
Date: Jul 2013

Examines the feasibility of increasing access to healthy foods available in corner stores by engaging corner store owners and customers in a formative evaluation to gather information to be used in the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) initiative. Includes shopping pattern and characteristic data on 179 rural food desert and urban nonfood desert customers in 9 corner stores in North Carolina.

...Disease, 10 07/2013 Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · North Carolina...

887. Disaster Recovery: School Districts in Socially Vulnerable Communities Faced Heightened Challenges after Recent Natural Disasters - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Examines 5 school districts in socially vulnerable communities and describes problems faced by students after disasters, including housing instability, food insecurity, and lack of access to mental health services, especially in rural communities. Includes a state- and territory-level map showing school districts that received federal recovery grants for 2017-2019 presidentially-declared disasters.

...response · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Housing and homelessness · Mental health · Schools · Statistics and data...

888. A Cross-Sectional Study of US Rural Adults' Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: Do They Consume at Least Five Servings Daily? - Resources
Date: Jun 2012

Explores the prevalence differences between U.S. rural and non-rural adults in consuming at least five servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily. Provides state-by-state consumption percentages for both rural and non-rural adult residents, and discusses the link between rural status, fruit and vegetable consumption, chronic disease, and numerous other variables.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data...

889. COVID-19: Selected States Modified Meal Provision and Other Older Americans Act Services to Prioritize Safety - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Examines how four states utilized COVID-19 funding and regulatory flexibilities to address challenges to serving older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifies strategies states and localities used to meet nutrition and other needs of older adults. Includes perspectives from rural localities and service providers.

...Aging and aging-related services · COVID-19 · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Service delivery models...

890. COVID-19: Significant Improvements Are Needed for Overseeing Relief Funds and Leading Responses to Public Health Emergencies - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Discusses the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides an overview of federal actions on healthcare and economic policy areas through early January 2022, including data on COVID-19 relief spending and vaccinations. Offers 5 new recommendations to federal agencies regarding emergency rental assistance, nutrition assistance, and tax relief for businesses. Also designates the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) leadership and coordination of a range of public health emergencies as high risk to ensure sustained executive branch and congressional attention so the nation is prepared for future emergencies.

...response · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Income support and assistance · Policy · Statistics and data · Vaccination...