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801. Rural New York: Challenges and Opportunities - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

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.

...Employment and unemployment · Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Statistics and data · Transportation · New York...

802. Variations in Obesity Rates between US Counties: Impacts of Activity Access, Food Environments, and Settlement Patterns - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Describes differences in obesity rates among U.S. counties based on rurality, region, poverty level, and ethnicity. Analyzes access to physical activity facilities, food environments, and settlement patterns, defined as residential density and car dependence, to determine potential explanations for geographic variations.

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

803. Closing the Food Access Gap in Rural Mississippi: Evaluation of the Grocery Online Ordering Distribution Service (GOODS) Program Using an Assets-Based Framework - Resources
Date: Jun 2025

Examines the impact of the Grocery Online Ordering Distribution Service (GOODS) food program on nutritious food access in rural Mississippi. Includes data on participant characteristics, eating and shopping habits, and food purchases. Discusses program framework, design, and feedback from staff and participants.

...06/2025 Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Mississippi...

804. The Agenda 2020: A Special Report on the Future of Health - Resources
Reviewed: Jan 2026

A collection of articles, videos, graphics, and more highlighting issues specific to health. Includes stories about rural healthcare facilities, profiles of innovative rural programs, and examples of rural health successes and challenges. Examines rural healthcare in relation to today's political climate, hoping to glean lessons that are broadly applicable throughout the rest of the U.S.

...Food security and nutrition · Healthcare facilities · Obesity and weight control · Policy · Public health · Technology for health...

805. Longitudinal Analysis of Nut-Inclusive Diets and Body Mass Index Among Overweight and Obese African American Women Living in Rural Alabama and Mississippi, 2011-2013 - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Results of a weight loss intervention among 383 overweight women in 8 rural Alabama and Mississippi counties, evaluating the association between intake of nuts and other select food groups with participants' body mass index (BMI) over a 24-month period. Features data on participants' income, education, rates of consumption of various foods, and more.

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

806. Rural Grocery Peer Groups - Funding
Deadline: Jan 19, 2026

Peer learning groups designed for mutual support and knowledge exchange to foster a stronger, more connected rural grocery community.

...Opportunities and Fellowships Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Health workforce education and training...

807. Michigan Healthy Food Access Grant - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Grants to small businesses in the retail and wholesale food industry that are working to improve access to fresh, affordable, high-quality food in USDA designated food deserts in Michigan.

...available on the program website . Grants and Contracts Capital funding · Food security and nutrition · Michigan...

808. Rural Grocery Specialist Program - Funding
Deadline: Aug 24, 2026

A training for resource professionals to better support rural grocers through business transition. The Rural Grocery Initiative works to support healthy food options, jobs, local tax base, and attraction/retention of residents in rural communities.

...Opportunities and Fellowships Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Health workforce education and training...

809. 2026 National Rural Grocery Summit Agenda - Resources
Date: 2026

Provides the agenda, program, and breakout session slides from the 2026 National Rural Grocery Summit. Covers issues such as rural community co-ops, food access, community nutrition, local food economies, rural grocery sustainability, and more.

...more. 2026 Rural Grocery Initiative Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Sustainability of programs...

810. Independent Grocery Stores in the Changing Landscape of the U.S. Food Retail Industry - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Examines the performance of independent U.S. grocery stores in 2015 and reports on changes in the prevalence and performance of these stores between 2005 and 2015. Highlights the important role of rural independent grocery stores as employers, tax generators, and sources of healthy and specialty foods.

...USDA Economic Research Service Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...