Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Nov 2018
Evaluates data from a sample of Appalachian adolescents in Ohio to compare obesity and related behaviors to that of the national adolescent population. Includes comparisons for body mass index (BMI), mean body fat percentage, daily physical activity behaviors, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...
Reviewed: Dec 2025
Provides information and data to help healthcare providers recognize and understand the importance of culture when providing healthcare to populations living in rural Minnesota. Discusses population characteristics, health disparities, social determinants of health, social diversity, diet, medical care, mental health, and leading causes of death in rural areas of the state.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics...
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...
Date: Feb 2023
Policy brief exploring how work support programs – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF) – and other state and federal programs can address social determinants of health, improve health, and stimulate economic activity in rural America. Offers policy recommendations to increase access to these programs in rural areas.
...Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Health insurance · Income support and assistance · Policy...
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...
Date: Oct 2020
Policy paper providing an overview of rural older adults. Examines the challenges rural older adults face in accessing healthcare. Discusses how transportation, social isolation, nutrition, and economics impact the health outcomes of this population.
...Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Older adults · Population health · Social connectedness · Transportation...
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...
Date: Oct 2025
Policy brief discussing the economic and social needs for rural older adults. Offers policy and action recommendations for the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, discussing rural aging programs, affordable housing, access to nutrition, social isolation, healthcare workforce shortages, and caregiver support.
...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce supply and demand · Housing and homelessness · Informal caregivers · Older...
Date: 2019
Study examining associations between demographic and environmental factors, such as food availability and access to fitness facilities, and prevalence of obesity and poor cardiovascular health (CVH) in the predominantly rural state of Maine. Includes relationships between individual characteristics, like age and income, and risk factors for poor CVH, including smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, poor diet, and diabetes.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...
Date: 2018
Examines if African American and White children and adults from two rural North Carolina counties benefited equally from a community-based weight management intervention. Covers statistics by demographic characteristics, race and marital status, employment, occupation, income, and more.
...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health...