Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Food security and nutrition
Adult Obesity in Rural America: An Examination of the Relationships Between Obesity Prevalence, Sociodemographic Factors, Access to Care, and Differences Between Rural and Urban Counties
Provides an overview of obesity prevalence in rural versus urban counties. Analyzes factors related to obesity such as education, income, physical inactivity, healthcare workforce, and food, internet, and healthcare access. Includes case studies and data related to obesity prevalence in Texas and Arkansas.
Additional links: Appendix, Executive Summary
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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Provides an overview of obesity prevalence in rural versus urban counties. Analyzes factors related to obesity such as education, income, physical inactivity, healthcare workforce, and food, internet, and healthcare access. Includes case studies and data related to obesity prevalence in Texas and Arkansas.
Additional links: Appendix, Executive Summary
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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Rural New York: Challenges and Opportunities
Provides comparative data for the 10 rural counties in New York. Discusses issues such as transportation, aging and overall declining population, shrinking labor force, and lack of access to adequate housing, food, healthcare, and broadband.
Author(s): Thomas P. DiNapoli
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Office of the New York State Comptroller
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Provides comparative data for the 10 rural counties in New York. Discusses issues such as transportation, aging and overall declining population, shrinking labor force, and lack of access to adequate housing, food, healthcare, and broadband.
Author(s): Thomas P. DiNapoli
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Office of the New York State Comptroller
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Evaluation of Technology Modernization for SNAP Benefit Redemption Through Online Transactions: Final Evaluation Report
Examines operations of the online purchasing pilot (OPP) that allowed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailers to redeem benefits online. Analyzes data from the pilot launch in April 2019 and through the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on online purchasing differences between urban and rural populations, frequency of use, and delivery options of participants.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Michele Mendelson, Ayesha Enver, Shannon Hitchcock, et al.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Examines operations of the online purchasing pilot (OPP) that allowed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailers to redeem benefits online. Analyzes data from the pilot launch in April 2019 and through the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on online purchasing differences between urban and rural populations, frequency of use, and delivery options of participants.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Michele Mendelson, Ayesha Enver, Shannon Hitchcock, et al.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Assessing the Association Between Food Environment and Dietary Inflammation by Community Type: A Cross-Sectional REGARDS Study
Analyzes the correlation between community type and food environments. Examines 2003-2007 data from 20,322 individuals according to higher density urban, lower density urban, suburban/small town, and rural. Discusses the association between community type and their respective dietary inflammation score (DIS) as well as potential interventions for these locations.
Author(s): Yasemin Algur, Pasquale E. Rummo, Tara P. McAlexander, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Health Geographics, 22, 24
Date: 09/2023
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Analyzes the correlation between community type and food environments. Examines 2003-2007 data from 20,322 individuals according to higher density urban, lower density urban, suburban/small town, and rural. Discusses the association between community type and their respective dietary inflammation score (DIS) as well as potential interventions for these locations.
Author(s): Yasemin Algur, Pasquale E. Rummo, Tara P. McAlexander, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Health Geographics, 22, 24
Date: 09/2023
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Sustainability Spotlight: State Funding for Produce Prescriptions
Provides an overview of two successful models of produce prescriptions (PPR) programs that provide access to fruits and vegetables for low-income families experiencing diet-related illness. Discusses sustainability, collaboration, and strategic planning of the New Mexico Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program (FVRx) that works with tribal, rural, and frontier communities.
Author(s): Audrey Immel
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Provides an overview of two successful models of produce prescriptions (PPR) programs that provide access to fruits and vegetables for low-income families experiencing diet-related illness. Discusses sustainability, collaboration, and strategic planning of the New Mexico Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program (FVRx) that works with tribal, rural, and frontier communities.
Author(s): Audrey Immel
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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The State of Our Health: A Statewide Health Assessment of Pennsylvania, August 2023 Update
Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Teacher and Caregiver Perspectives on Water Is K'é: An Early Child Education Program to Promote Healthy Beverages among Navajo Children
Presents a study exploring the efficacy of the Water is K'é pilot program which is designed to increase water consumption among young children in the Navajo Nation. Evaluation draws on the perspective of teachers and caregivers who were interviewed about their children's water consumption.
Author(s): Carmella B. Kahn, Brianna John, Sonya S. Shin, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(17), 6696
Date: 08/2023
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Presents a study exploring the efficacy of the Water is K'é pilot program which is designed to increase water consumption among young children in the Navajo Nation. Evaluation draws on the perspective of teachers and caregivers who were interviewed about their children's water consumption.
Author(s): Carmella B. Kahn, Brianna John, Sonya S. Shin, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(17), 6696
Date: 08/2023
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DRCHSD Spotlight: Urgent & Primary Care of Clarksdale in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Discusses how Urgent and Primary Care of Clarksdale in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and community partners constructed a community garden to improve patient and community access to healthy food. Describes how clinic staff used Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program resources to increase access to care through telehealth, including using technology to provide healthcare services to people incarcerated at the Coahoma County Detention Facility.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Discusses how Urgent and Primary Care of Clarksdale in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and community partners constructed a community garden to improve patient and community access to healthy food. Describes how clinic staff used Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program resources to increase access to care through telehealth, including using technology to provide healthcare services to people incarcerated at the Coahoma County Detention Facility.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Sociodemographic Differences in COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Among Families in the United States
Examines challenges experienced by individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic according to sociodemographic differences. Analyzes survey data focused on children and caregivers and their experiences with infection and testing, healthcare, school, access to food, child care and work, financial concerns, and more. Data is broken down by demographic variables such as caregiver education, age of children, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Kaja Z. LeWinn, Leonardo Trasande, Andrew Law, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(8)
Date: 08/2023
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Examines challenges experienced by individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic according to sociodemographic differences. Analyzes survey data focused on children and caregivers and their experiences with infection and testing, healthcare, school, access to food, child care and work, financial concerns, and more. Data is broken down by demographic variables such as caregiver education, age of children, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Kaja Z. LeWinn, Leonardo Trasande, Andrew Law, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(8)
Date: 08/2023
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Summer Food Service Program Integrity Study
Examines how state agencies and sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) administer programs, maintain oversight and integrity, identify challenges, and provide resources and training. Utilizes 2021 data from state SFSP agencies to analyze SFSP staffing, funding, and outreach; eligibility of sites; program training, technical assistance, and resources; meal counting and claiming; the monitoring of operations and turnover; and impact of COVID-19 on SFSP integrity. Includes data on rural versus urban SFSP experiences.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Lindsay Giesen, Alice Ann Gola, Maeve Gearing, et al.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Examines how state agencies and sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) administer programs, maintain oversight and integrity, identify challenges, and provide resources and training. Utilizes 2021 data from state SFSP agencies to analyze SFSP staffing, funding, and outreach; eligibility of sites; program training, technical assistance, and resources; meal counting and claiming; the monitoring of operations and turnover; and impact of COVID-19 on SFSP integrity. Includes data on rural versus urban SFSP experiences.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Lindsay Giesen, Alice Ann Gola, Maeve Gearing, et al.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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