Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Mar 2019
Describes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in terms of its role in the country's social safety-net and the ways counties help fund SNAP services to support low-income residents. Examines disparities in food insecurity between urban and rural areas, and features a county-level map showing food insecurity rates as of 2016. Also describes how SNAP supports local businesses and economies, and helps maintain food access in rural counties.
...Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Funding · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...
Date: Sep 2024
Presents a study on the relationship between diet and mental health status of adults over 50 in rural and urban counties in North Dakota. Focuses specifically on lean versus processed protein intake and their correlation with reported rates of depression and anxiety. Breaks down data by demographic characteristics, including rural and urban location, and discusses food access issues in rural communities.
...Food security and nutrition · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics...
Date: May 2024
Policy brief analyzing the association between food deserts and hypertension by census tract in San Joaquin Valley, California. Includes color-coded census tract maps. Mentions high incidence of hypertension and food deserts in rural areas.
...Valley Health Policy Institute Cardiovascular disease · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Statistics and data · California...
Date: Feb 2015
Examines 2 rural Midwest U.S. communities, one community serving as the control and the other receiving the Waupaca Eating Smart (WES) intervention designed to improve the food environment and promote healthy eating in restaurants and supermarkets. Includes statistics on nutrition environment scores, customer satisfaction with food choice availability, and food purchase history for both before and after the intervention.
...health · Food security and nutrition · Obesity and weight control · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Jan 2019
Presents a study on the effect food preferences have on rates of participation in community agriculture programs for low-income families in rural areas. Bases results on interviews with families regarding fruit and vegetable preferences.
...01/2019 Environmental health · Families · Food security and nutrition · Poverty · New York · North Carolina · Vermont · Washington...
Date: Oct 2019
Offers possible solutions to challenges that affect families' ability to afford a healthy diet. Explores strategies developed specifically to meet needs of overlooked rural communities, including help with housing and transportation.
...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Rural-urban differences · Transportation · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: 2016
Describes how the communities within the Columbia Gorge region took a collaborative approach by developing a 15-member community advisory committee that included Medicaid recipients and Latino residents. Top concerns addressed by this committee were food, housing, jobs and transportation, along with improved access to dental and mental health, and better coordination among social services and healthcare providers. Projects included expanding the use and training of community health workers (CHWs) to assist Latino residents when navigating programs outside of healthcare and the development of a fruit and vegetable prescription program to support increased intake of healthy foods. A collective impact specialist was hired to help solve community problems through collaborative efforts, and to find grants and other sources of funding to support their projects. Columbia Gorge Region is a recipient of the 2016 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Human services · Mental health · Networking and collaboration · Oral...
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Nebraska.
...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers...
Date: Dec 2016
Presents a guide for tribal nursing homes to develop a traditional food menu for elderly American Indians and Alaska Natives. Discusses the health benefits of traditional foods and the methods for involving elders and the community in the planning and implementing of traditional food menus. Features organizations, case studies, and webinars, among other resources.
...Aging and aging-related services · Elderly population · Food security and nutrition · Long-term care · Tribal communities...
Date: Nov 2023
Describes the impact of climate events on rural populations and community infrastructure. Provides strategies for localized disaster response and recovery solutions by utilizing partnerships, building resilience, and improving food access. Transcript available below description.
...Hungry Emergency preparedness and response · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · Infrastructure · Networking and collaboration...