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911. Assessment of Mobile Device and SMS Use for Diet and Exercise Information among Rural Mexican-American Adolescents - Resources
Date: Nov 2014

Study examining how rural Mexican-American youth use the Internet or short message service (SMS) on mobile devices to access health related information to learn about diet and exercise. Evaluates the use of mobile devices for diet and exercise knowledge and its utility in planning interventions to address obesity among the study population.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Technology for health and human...

912. Exploration of Factors Influencing Initiation and Continuation of Breastfeeding among Hispanic Women Living in Rural Settings: A Multi-Methods Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2014

Explores the factors that influence breastfeeding among Hispanic women living in rural settings with the objective of developing an educational breastfeeding program to meet the needs of rural Hispanic women.

...Health, 14(3), 2955 08/2014 Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Women...

913. Community Members' Input into Cancer Prevention Campaign Development and Experience Being Featured in the Campaign - Resources
Date: 2015

Explores the partnership between cancer researchers and community members who worked together to develop county-specific media campaigns to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates and fruit and vegetable consumption in Appalachian Ohio. Covers the experiences of community members featured in the media campaigns. Includes demographic information for both media campaigns, such as sex, education, personal history of CRC, and first-degree relative with CRC.

...Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

914. Perceived Reactions of Elementary School Students to Changes in School Lunches after Implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture's New Meals Standards: Minimal Backlash, but Rural and Socioeconomic Disparities Exist - Resources
Date: Aug 2014

Examines the perceptions from school staff regarding student reaction to changes in the school lunch menus, implemented in 2012 according to revised standards required by the USDA's National School Lunch Program. Includes rural versus urban location and socioeconomic data of students.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Schools · Statistics and data...

915. 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...

916. Disparities Persist in Nutrition Policies and Practices in Minnesota Secondary Schools - Resources
Date: Mar 2015

Examines school nutrition policies and practices by school characteristics in Minnesota secondary schools between 2008 and 2012. Compares school nutrition policies by rural versus urban/suburban location and across three main areas: the availability of low-nutrient, energy dense (LNED) items, strategies to engage students in healthy eating, and restrictions on advertising LNED products around the school.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics...

917. The Role of Community Health Centers in Assessing the Social Determinants of Health for Planning and Policy: The Example of Frontier New Mexico - Resources
Date: Jul 2014

Discusses the use of the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) by a frontier-based community health center in New Mexico for evaluating and addressing social determinants of health.

...Food security and nutrition · Frontier and remote areas · Housing and homelessness · Policy · Poverty · Social determinants...

918. Nutrition-Related Policy and Environmental Strategies to Prevent Obesity in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2002-2013 - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Summarizes findings from 29 rural studies of obesity prevention interventions using nutrition-related and environmental strategies. Includes interventions in school, tribal, farmers market, and other settings. Discusses common strategies for adapting and implementing these programs in rural communities.

...Pitts, et al. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12 04/2015 Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control...

919. Urban-Rural and Regional Variability in the Prevalence of Food Insecurity: The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin - Resources
Date: Aug 2014

Highlights a study on regional variability of food insecurity in Wisconsin from 2008-2012. Compares rural and urban areas of the state.

...08/2014 Access · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wisconsin...

920. The 2016 Colorado Health Report Card: Celebrating a Decade of Data - Resources
Date: Jan 2016

Examines the barriers to pursuing a healthy lifestyle in rural Colorado communities. Provides examples of innovative programs and uses rural-relevant statistics and illustrations to highlight three main areas of interest: poverty, limited healthy options, and limited access to care. Includes county-level health and population-related statistics for all 64 counties in Colorado.

...data · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Poverty · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Colorado...