The Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program: Response of Rural, Local Newspapers to a Program Press Release

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Analyzes 22 stories from rural, local newspapers prompted by a press release regarding their local restaurant participating in the Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program, a health promotion program, to determine the overall response rate, quality of coverage, and promotion provided by local media. The program was implemented in 28 restaurants and all restaurants were owner-operated, family style, sit-down restaurants in counties designated as rural.

Faryle Nothwehr, Julie Andsager, Heidi Haines

Health Promotion Practice, 15(2), 217-222

03/2014

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Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention