Rural Hunger and Access to Healthy Food – Resources

Summer Meals Site Finder
An online tool that allows the user to search an address within the United States and find free summer meals for kids within a 15-mile radius. Provides information about the meal service site and how to contact them, type of meal offered, days of operation, and directions to the meal site.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Food-Related Data Sources
Compiles food-related data sources that examine store sales, consumer purchases, consumption, availability, and food-related types of data.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Eligibility and Participation
Presents an interactive map to explore Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program eligibility and participation at the state and county levels in 8 states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Provides statistics on age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, employment status, health insurance status, and more.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eligibility and Access
Interactive maps exploring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and utilization. Compares county-level statistics to state-level data. Provides county-level estimates of participants and non-participants by age, race/ethnicity, presence and age of children, health insurance coverage, and veteran status.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Map: SNAP Matters to Seniors in Every Community - Metropolitan Areas, Small Towns, and Rural Areas
Interactive county-level map showing the share of all households with seniors ages 60 and above that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Each county is categorized as metropolitan, small town, or rural.
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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Munson Medical Center: A Prescription for Long-Lasting Wellness
Describes the Shape Up North Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program, an initiative of the Munson Medical Center in rural Traverse City, Michigan, in cooperation with local farmers markets.
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Health & Hospital Association
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Food Insecurity in The United States
Map providing county-level data on food insecurity and child food insecurity. Includes estimates of eligibility for nutrition programs among food insecure people. Also identifies annual food budget shortfall.
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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Hunger in Rural Communities
Provides an overview of the challenges rural communities face related to hunger, with selected statistics on rural food insecurity.
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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PubMed Search: Rural Hunger and Access to Healthy Food
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the topic of rural hunger and access to healthy food.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Food Access Research Atlas
Provides access to county-level data and an interactive map presenting information on food access indicators for low-income and other subpopulations.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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