Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Food security and nutrition
Local and Regional Food Systems for Rural Futures
Explores the opportunities for social, economic, and environmental challenges in the local and regional food movement and systems for rural populations.
Author(s): Jennifer Jensen
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Explores the opportunities for social, economic, and environmental challenges in the local and regional food movement and systems for rural populations.
Author(s): Jennifer Jensen
Date: 11/2010
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Commute Times, Food Retail Gaps, and Body Mass Index in North Carolina Counties
Examines potential impact that longer commute times and limited access to affordable, healthy food have on the rural obesity disparity. Includes statistical breakdowns by age, weight status, race, education, and income level.
Author(s): Stephanie B. Jilcott, Haiyong Liu, Justin B. Moore, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 7(5)
Date: 09/2010
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Examines potential impact that longer commute times and limited access to affordable, healthy food have on the rural obesity disparity. Includes statistical breakdowns by age, weight status, race, education, and income level.
Author(s): Stephanie B. Jilcott, Haiyong Liu, Justin B. Moore, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 7(5)
Date: 09/2010
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Patterns of Food Insecurity, Food Availability, and Health Outcomes Among Rural and Urban Counties
Compares food insecurity for rural versus urban counties and addresses factors contributing to food insecurity risk, as well as associated health outcomes.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Joel Halverson, Cheryl Brown, Melissa Olfert, Melissa Ahern, Christiaan Abildso
Date: 06/2010
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
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Compares food insecurity for rural versus urban counties and addresses factors contributing to food insecurity risk, as well as associated health outcomes.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Joel Halverson, Cheryl Brown, Melissa Olfert, Melissa Ahern, Christiaan Abildso
Date: 06/2010
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
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Means-Tested Programs: Information on Program Access Can Be an Important Management Tool
Discusses access to and participation in low-income programs, such as welfare and public housing, by those who are eligible. Includes information on strategies used by federal, state, and local administrators to improve access.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2005
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Discusses access to and participation in low-income programs, such as welfare and public housing, by those who are eligible. Includes information on strategies used by federal, state, and local administrators to improve access.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2005
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Rural Healthy People 2010
Focuses on the top rural health concerns and objectives associated with the Healthy People 2010 focus areas. Volume 1 contains brief overviews of the top ten rural health priority areas, as well as associated models for practice. Volume 2 contains in-depth literature reviews for each of the top rural health priority areas. Volume 3 addresses additional focus areas, with overviews, literature reviews, and accompanying models for practice.
Additional links: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Date: 2003
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Focuses on the top rural health concerns and objectives associated with the Healthy People 2010 focus areas. Volume 1 contains brief overviews of the top ten rural health priority areas, as well as associated models for practice. Volume 2 contains in-depth literature reviews for each of the top rural health priority areas. Volume 3 addresses additional focus areas, with overviews, literature reviews, and accompanying models for practice.
Additional links: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Date: 2003
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
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Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit
Toolkit of standardized measurement tools for assessing various aspects of community food security.
Date: 07/2002
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Toolkit of standardized measurement tools for assessing various aspects of community food security.
Date: 07/2002
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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South Dakota Helpline Center 211 Data
Interactive data dashboard covering needs identified in 211 calls in South Dakota since 2020. Includes data at the county level.
Sponsoring organization: Helpline Center
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Interactive data dashboard covering needs identified in 211 calls in South Dakota since 2020. Includes data at the county level.
Sponsoring organization: Helpline Center
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FNS Rural Designation Map
Interactive map that shows rural designations in relation to Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) eligibility. User can input address to see if a location is designated as rural.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Interactive map that shows rural designations in relation to Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) eligibility. User can input address to see if a location is designated as rural.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Nevada Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
Provides results and administration information for the Nevada Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which provides self-reported data on health behaviors, substance use, exposure to violence, adverse childhood events, nutrition and other experiences of middle and high school students in Nevada. Provides regional, county, and rural-urban data breakdowns for select topics.
Sponsoring organization: University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health
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Provides results and administration information for the Nevada Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which provides self-reported data on health behaviors, substance use, exposure to violence, adverse childhood events, nutrition and other experiences of middle and high school students in Nevada. Provides regional, county, and rural-urban data breakdowns for select topics.
Sponsoring organization: University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health
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No Kid Hungry Averaged Eligibility Map
An interactive map that shows Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) site eligibility as well as areas designated as rural. Searchable by address.
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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An interactive map that shows Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) site eligibility as well as areas designated as rural. Searchable by address.
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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