Rural Health
News by Topic: Food security and nutrition
Dec 18, 2025 - Highlights the Mendo Food Network's Pop-Up Distribution program to bring emergency food and essential commodities to rural Mendocino County, California. Notes that fixed location food banks in the area require multiple hours-long trips for rural residents.
Source: The Mendocino Beacon
Dec 17, 2025 - Comments are being accepted for the 2025 Measures Under Consideration (MUC) List which includes 24 unique measures under consideration by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for quality reporting purposes. Comments are also requested on 5 measures aligned with Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) priorities. Written comments are due January 6, 2026. Also offers opportunities for live comments during January 2026 listening sessions.
Source: Partnership for Quality Measurement
Dec 16, 2025 - Highlights the Baseline Survey 2024 from the Regional Rural Development Centers, a collection of datasets exploring topics including household, business, and community well-being to better understand challenges faced by rural and urban communities. The survey included 18,596 respondents.
Source: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
USDA: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Federal Register
Nov 20, 2025 - The United States Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on an information collection titled "FNS Generic Clearance for the FNS Fast Track Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback." The Food and Nutrition Service in the USDA is seeking approval for an extension of generic clearance to collect qualitative feedback of services. The feedback is not intended for statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. Comments are due by December 22, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 10, 2025 - Highlights an Emporia State University immersive sociology program in a rural Kansas community, placing students in the community for 24 hours. Students will meet with local leaders to learn about strengths and challenges of rural living. The program will focus on food insecurity, social cohesion, and rural culture.
Source: The Bulletin