Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Food security and nutrition
Veteran Mobility and COVID-19
Examines veterans living in rural areas and how their mobility options, cost of transportation, use of telehealth, access to healthy food, and social isolation have been impacted by COVID-19. Discusses issues and policies related to improving healthcare transportation and access to Veterans Administration (VA) services for rural veterans. Includes data on veteran demographics and survey responses to health- and transportation-related questions.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Video Summary
Author(s): Del Peterson, Jill Hough, Antonio Molina
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring organizations: North Dakota State University, Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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Examines veterans living in rural areas and how their mobility options, cost of transportation, use of telehealth, access to healthy food, and social isolation have been impacted by COVID-19. Discusses issues and policies related to improving healthcare transportation and access to Veterans Administration (VA) services for rural veterans. Includes data on veteran demographics and survey responses to health- and transportation-related questions.
Additional links: Executive Summary, Video Summary
Author(s): Del Peterson, Jill Hough, Antonio Molina
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring organizations: North Dakota State University, Small Urban and Rural Center on Mobility, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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COVID-19 and Food Insecurity in the Blackfeet Tribal Community
Examines the occurrence of food insecurity on the Blackfeet reservation in rural Montana across a 4-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes survey data from 167 participants and discusses the public health implications of food insecurity and health disparities in indigenous populations.
Author(s): Neha A. John-Henderson, Benjamin J. Oosterhoff, Lester R. Johnson, et al.
Citation: Food Security, 14(5), 1337-1346
Date: 05/2022
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Examines the occurrence of food insecurity on the Blackfeet reservation in rural Montana across a 4-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes survey data from 167 participants and discusses the public health implications of food insecurity and health disparities in indigenous populations.
Author(s): Neha A. John-Henderson, Benjamin J. Oosterhoff, Lester R. Johnson, et al.
Citation: Food Security, 14(5), 1337-1346
Date: 05/2022
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Rising Food Insecurity and the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Food Assistance in Michigan
Examines the impacts of the pandemic on emergency food assistance organizations in Michigan. Analyzes 181 organizations and their corresponding directors according to demographics and rural versus urban location. Includes map of the location of emergency food programs as well as data on the characteristics of those programs, such as type of program, how the program receives funding, operating details, and more.
Author(s): Dorceta E. Taylor, Te'yah Wright, Ian Ortiz, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 11(3), 27-55
Date: 05/2022
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Examines the impacts of the pandemic on emergency food assistance organizations in Michigan. Analyzes 181 organizations and their corresponding directors according to demographics and rural versus urban location. Includes map of the location of emergency food programs as well as data on the characteristics of those programs, such as type of program, how the program receives funding, operating details, and more.
Author(s): Dorceta E. Taylor, Te'yah Wright, Ian Ortiz, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 11(3), 27-55
Date: 05/2022
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Food Insecurity in Southwest Virginia
Policy brief exploring the intersectionality between food insecurity and socioeconomic status as well as COVID-19 impacts in Southwest Virginia (SWVA), a primarily-rural area with the highest food insecurity and lowest socioeconomic status in Virginia. Highlights the seriousness and complexity of food insecurity in SWVA and the need for future research. Features statistics comparing food insecurity rates and median household income in Grayson County and Loudoun County, and the relationship between labor force and unemployment rate between 2016-2022.
Author(s): Sety Abooali
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring organization: Virginia State Office of Rural Health
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Policy brief exploring the intersectionality between food insecurity and socioeconomic status as well as COVID-19 impacts in Southwest Virginia (SWVA), a primarily-rural area with the highest food insecurity and lowest socioeconomic status in Virginia. Highlights the seriousness and complexity of food insecurity in SWVA and the need for future research. Features statistics comparing food insecurity rates and median household income in Grayson County and Loudoun County, and the relationship between labor force and unemployment rate between 2016-2022.
Author(s): Sety Abooali
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring organization: Virginia State Office of Rural Health
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Hunger and Its Solutions in New Jersey: Landscape Analysis of Current Initiatives, Recommended Action, and Emerging Opportunities for Further Investment
Discusses food insecurity in New Jersey with a focus on groups such as those living in rural areas who are more impacted. Examines community collaboration to address hunger via multiple sectors and actors, such as agriculture, emergency food assistance programs, government, schools, healthcare institutions, and more.
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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Discusses food insecurity in New Jersey with a focus on groups such as those living in rural areas who are more impacted. Examines community collaboration to address hunger via multiple sectors and actors, such as agriculture, emergency food assistance programs, government, schools, healthcare institutions, and more.
Date: 05/2022
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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Differences in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation among Oklahoma Counties
Examines Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation among income-eligible residents in Oklahoma. Includes data on age, race, sex, and rurality of participants, among other factors.
Author(s): Mckenzie Carvalho, Amy Hagerman, Phil Kenkel, Dave Shideler
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 11(3), 229-239
Date: 05/2022
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Examines Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation among income-eligible residents in Oklahoma. Includes data on age, race, sex, and rurality of participants, among other factors.
Author(s): Mckenzie Carvalho, Amy Hagerman, Phil Kenkel, Dave Shideler
Citation: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 11(3), 229-239
Date: 05/2022
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A Framework for Assessing Food-Energy-Water Security: A Few Case Studies from Rural Alaska
Discusses research methods related to food, energy, and water (FEW) and the development of a framework to assess FEW in communities based on availability, access, preference, and quality. Reports on the results of using this framework in 3 rural communities in Alaska. Discusses external and internal factors within the communities that contribute to food insecurity.
Author(s): Jennifer I. Schmidt, Barbara Johnson, Henry P. Huntington, Erin Whitney
Citation: Science of the Total Environment, 821
Date: 05/2022
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Discusses research methods related to food, energy, and water (FEW) and the development of a framework to assess FEW in communities based on availability, access, preference, and quality. Reports on the results of using this framework in 3 rural communities in Alaska. Discusses external and internal factors within the communities that contribute to food insecurity.
Author(s): Jennifer I. Schmidt, Barbara Johnson, Henry P. Huntington, Erin Whitney
Citation: Science of the Total Environment, 821
Date: 05/2022
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Rural Produce Prescription Toolkit Webinar
A recorded webinar that provides an overview of the rural produce prescription toolkit and resources for implementing a produce prescription program. Discusses food security issues such as vouchers for produce and partnerships that provide nutritional support to communities. Transcript available below description.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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A recorded webinar that provides an overview of the rural produce prescription toolkit and resources for implementing a produce prescription program. Discusses food security issues such as vouchers for produce and partnerships that provide nutritional support to communities. Transcript available below description.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Rural Produce Prescription Toolkit: Increasing Access to Healthy Food for Rural Communities
Provides a framework for how to implement a produce prescription program in a rural community to improve healthy food access. Discusses funding, partnerships, program design, and evaluation with considerations for scalability and sustainability.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organizations: No Kid Hungry, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations
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Provides a framework for how to implement a produce prescription program in a rural community to improve healthy food access. Discusses funding, partnerships, program design, and evaluation with considerations for scalability and sustainability.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organizations: No Kid Hungry, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations
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Michigan's Roadmap to Healthy Communities Phase I: 2022-2024
Outlines a plan to address the social determinants of health (SDOH) to advance equity, provide social and economic opportunities, and improve health outcomes in Michigan. Discusses the collaborative process and partnerships that target improvements in housing, food security, health equity, data strategies, and more. Includes initiatives focused on rural areas.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Outlines a plan to address the social determinants of health (SDOH) to advance equity, provide social and economic opportunities, and improve health outcomes in Michigan. Discusses the collaborative process and partnerships that target improvements in housing, food security, health equity, data strategies, and more. Includes initiatives focused on rural areas.
Date: 04/2022
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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