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881. 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...

882. Beliefs About Behavioral Determinants of Obesity in Appalachia, 2011-2014 - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Examines responses from the Health Information National Trends Survey (2011-2014) to compare Appalachian and non-Appalachian individuals on body mass index, beliefs about obesity, and health behaviors. Provides survey respondents' sociodemographic information, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, annual household income, and rurality.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data...

883. Retail-Based Healthy Food Point-of-Decision Prompts (PDPs) Increase Healthy Food Choices in a Rural, Low-Income, Minority Community - Resources
Date: 2018

Examines differences in the quantity of and total expenditures spent on healthy foods and fresh fruits and vegetables in a grocery store with posted narrowly defined point-of-decision prompts (N-PDPs) and broadly defined PDPs (B-PDPs) on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. N-PDPs focus on promoting fresh produce, and B-PDPs focus on promoting any health food item.

...e0207792 2018 Food security and nutrition · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · South Dakota...

884. Community-Based Efforts Aim to Improve the Food Environment within a Highly Obese Rural Appalachian County - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Discusses efforts to improve nutrition of rural Appalachian citizens through community-developed marketing strategies. Examines statistical differences in food purchases at 5 Kentucky gas stations before and after healthier options were noted on station shelves via a "Smart Snack" logo.

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

885. Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Develop Healthy Retail Strategies in Native American-Owned Convenience Stores: The THRIVE Study - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Highlights a study on the Tribal Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) retail intervention that implements healthy food options in convenience stores in tribal communities. Details the results of a participant survey about the perceived food environment in their communities, and describes the implementation strategies, as well as the foods offered by the intervention.

...based initiatives · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

886. Availability and Cost of Healthy Foods in a Large American Indian Community in the North-Central United States - Resources
Date: Jan 2018

Results of a study conducted in January and February of 2016, assessing availability and price of 68 food items at stores within a 90-mile radius of a large rural reservation. Includes statistics with breakdowns by availability and price of food, by store type.

...Best, et al. Preventing Chronic Disease, 15 01/2018 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

887. Place Effects and Chronic Disease Rates in a Rural State: Evidence from a Triangulation of Methods - Resources
Date: Sep 2020

Investigates the relationship between place effects, or food environment, and prevalence of chronic diseases in West Virginia. Features data and statistics on how areas with access to different food vendors (hot spots) and those that lack food providers (cold spots) impact diabetes and obesity rates, with information broken down by rural or urban setting.

...Food security and nutrition · Income · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

888. Variations in Obesity Rates between US Counties: Impacts of Activity Access, Food Environments, and Settlement Patterns - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Describes differences in obesity rates among U.S. counties based on rurality, region, poverty level, and ethnicity. Analyzes access to physical activity facilities, food environments, and settlement patterns, defined as residential density and car dependence, to determine potential explanations for geographic variations.

...data · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Poverty · Rural-urban differences...

889. 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...

890. Exposure to a Multilevel, Multicomponent Obesity Prevention Intervention (OPREVENT2) in Rural Native American Communities: Variability and Association with Change in Diet Quality - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Explores the efficacy of an obesity prevention program aimed at rural Native Americans. Discusses the structure of the intervention and measures the outcomes. Breaks down the data by age group, region, and intervention component exposed to, among other measures.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Public health · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...