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Website Search Results for: Food Security

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641. Obesity and Obesity-Related Behaviors Among Rural and Urban Adults in the USA - Resources
Date: Oct 2015

Analyzes the rural-urban differences in the prevalence of adult obesity, and the high risk obesity-related behaviors of physical inactivity and poor diet.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

642. Comparisons of Weight Change, Eating Habits and Physical Activity Between Women in Northern Sweden and Rural New York State - Results from a Longitudinal Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2015

Reports on a study that compares women living in Northern Sweden and rural New York State on changes in weight over a 10 year period. Identifies and compares the eating habits, physical activities, and vulnerability to the negative effects of unhealthy behaviors for both female population groups.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Women · New York...

643. College Students as Facilitators in Reducing Adolescent Obesity Disparity in Southern Appalachia: Team Up for Healthy Living - Resources
Date: Jul 2015

Describes a peer-based obesity prevention program focused on healthy eating and physical activity for rural Appalachian high school students, with college students serving as facilitators.

...Appalachia · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Schools...

644. Disparities Persist in Nutrition Policies and Practices in Minnesota Secondary Schools - Resources
Date: Mar 2015

Examines school nutrition policies and practices by school characteristics in Minnesota secondary schools between 2008 and 2012. Compares school nutrition policies by rural versus urban/suburban location and across three main areas: the availability of low-nutrient, energy dense (LNED) items, strategies to engage students in healthy eating, and restrictions on advertising LNED products around the school.

...Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics...

645. Community Members' Input into Cancer Prevention Campaign Development and Experience Being Featured in the Campaign - Resources
Date: 2015

Explores the partnership between cancer researchers and community members who worked together to develop county-specific media campaigns to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates and fruit and vegetable consumption in Appalachian Ohio. Covers the experiences of community members featured in the media campaigns. Includes demographic information for both media campaigns, such as gender, education, personal history of CRC, and first-degree relative with CRC.

...Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

646. Nutrition-Related Policy and Environmental Strategies to Prevent Obesity in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2002-2013 - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Summarizes findings from 29 rural studies of obesity prevention interventions using nutrition-related and environmental strategies. Includes interventions in school, tribal, farmers market, and other settings. Discusses common strategies for adapting and implementing these programs in rural communities.

...Chronic Disease, 12 Date 04/2015 Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control...

647. Sociocultural Construction of Food Ways in Low-Income Mexican-American Women with Diabetes: A Qualitative Study - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Explores successful type 2 diabetes management practices of low-income Hispanic women residing in a rural community on the Texas-Mexico border in a sociocultural context, specifically looking at foodways. Foodways are the cultural, social, and economic practices relating to the production and consumption of food.

...Tagged as Chronic disease management · Culture · Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Women...

648. Nut Intake Among Overweight/Obese African-American Women in the Rural South - Resources
Date: Sep 2016

Examines the source, quantity, and quality of nut consumption among overweight and obese African American women in rural Alabama and Mississippi. Data was gathered using two 24-hour dietary recalls. Includes statistics on income, education, and calorie intake for women who did and did not consume nuts.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

649. Lack of Healthy Food Options on Children's Menus of Restaurants in the Health-Disparate Dan River Region of Virginia and North Carolina, 2013 - Resources
Date: Mar 2015

Community-based participatory research study describing the quality of food on children's menus in 137 restaurants located in three predominantly rural counties in Virginia and North Carolina, areas with high rates of diabetes and obesity among adults. Looked at healthy eating options for rural compared to urban locations and for areas that are predominantly Black, White, and mixed race.

...youth · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · North Carolina · Virginia...

650. Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity: A Qualitative Examination of Community-Based Obesity Interventions in Rural Kentucky - Resources
Date: Jul 2016

Master's degree thesis providing results of a study to determine causes of obesity in 6 counties of rural Kentucky, using data collected from February to August 2015. Offers suggestions to reduce obesity in these areas. Features statistics on demographics, prevalence of obesity, and related conditions.

...Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...