Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Nov 2018
Evaluates data from a sample of Appalachian adolescents in Ohio to compare obesity and related behaviors to that of the national adolescent population. Includes comparisons for body mass index (BMI), mean body fat percentage, daily physical activity behaviors, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Sep 2018
Examines questionnaire responses from adults in rural Kentucky to determine whether overall diet quality varies according to body mass index (BMI) category and presence of depressive symptoms in people with or at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Contains data comparing healthy eating habits among depressed and non-depressed individuals who are overweight or obese, including breakdowns by age, sex, marital status, education, comorbidities, and other characteristics.
...Food security and nutrition · Mental health conditions · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics...
Date: May 2024
Analyzes the ability of the the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to cover the price of a meal. Includes background information on the program as well as an interactive map that shows the cost of a moderately priced meal by county and the proportion of the cost covered by SNAP, county designation according to the rural-urban continuum code (RUCC), and SNAP benefit per meal versus total cost of meal according to select time periods between 2022-2023.
...Institute Tagged as County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · Rural-urban differences...
Date: Jun 2012
Explores the prevalence differences between U.S. rural and non-rural adults in consuming at least five servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily. Provides state-by-state consumption percentages for both rural and non-rural adult residents, and discusses the link between rural status, fruit and vegetable consumption, chronic disease, and numerous other variables.
...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data...
Date: May 2023
Provides an overview of 10 rural school districts in South Dakota that created a shared services model to strengthen their nutrition programs. Describes the process of utilizing grant funds to build infrastructure and create plans that sustain a shared services model.
...Food security and nutrition · Networking and collaboration · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Schools · Sustainability...
Date: Sep 2017
Describes the actions taken and programs developed by the residents of Garrett County, Maryland, in response to the economic, cultural, and health challenges they face. Working together, the Garrett County residents have been able to provide scholarships to every high school graduate to attend community college for free, develop 700 affordable, low-income, mixed-income, and workforce housing units, and more. Garrett County is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
...health · Food security and nutrition · Population health · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Maryland...
Date: Jun 2015
Examines older adults' reported need for home and community-based services and the potential unmet need for these services. Includes metropolitan and non-metropolitan data on food insecurity and receipt of congregate and home-delivered meals.
...Food security and nutrition · Home and community-based services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Feb 2019
Evaluates results from a low-cost, grab-and-go breakfast intervention implemented in 8 Minnesota high schools to increase breakfast consumption among rural adolescents. Includes data analyzing relationships between U.S. Department of Agriculture School Breakfast Program (SBP) participation before and during the intervention and student characteristics, such as eligibility for free/reduced-price school meals and demographics.
...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Minnesota...
Date: Sep 2019
Reports on the health indicators of pregnant and postpartum mothers, infants, and children within American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities from 2014-2018. Data presented is derived from the Utah Department of Health's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Offers recommendations from professional healthcare organizations to improve the health of AI/AN pregnant and postpartum mothers, infants, and children.
...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Women · Utah...
Date: 2023
Summarizes workshop proceedings on assessing food intake and dietary supplements in adults aged 75 years or older. Discusses screening, nutrition practices, challenges, and policies related to elderly adults. Includes considerations of nutritional issues specific to aging in rural areas.
...Medicine Tagged as Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Policy · Statistics and data...