Rural Hunger and Access to Healthy Food – Resources

No Kid Hungry Focus Area Map
An interactive county-level map that provides food insecurity information on under-resourced communities and number of children in need. Includes county-level data on students in poverty, food insecurity rates, social vulnerability index, and students eligible for free or reduce meals.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: No Kid Hungry
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Hunger Vital Sign Toolkit
Provides a screening tool for identifying households at risk of food insecurity and poor health outcomes linked to food insecurity. Includes detailed information on the development of this resource, with the intent that other organizations may use it to develop and implement similar social risk screening tools.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Bi-State Primary Care Association
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Vermont Food Access in Health Care Consortium
A collection of resources that rural communities can use to develop programs addressing food access. Includes resources for delivering services, such as information on produce prescriptions and food insecurity screening, and tools for program evaluation.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Bi-State Primary Care Association
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Summer Meals Site Finder
An online tool that allows the user to search an address within the United States and find free summer meals for kids within a 15-mile radius. Provides information about the meal service site and how to contact them, type of meal offered, days of operation, and directions to the meal site.
Type: Directory
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Food-Related Data Sources
Compiles food-related data sources that examine store sales, consumer purchases, consumption, availability, and food-related types of data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Eligibility and Participation
Presents an interactive map to explore Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program eligibility and participation at the state and county levels in 8 states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Provides statistics on age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, employment status, health insurance status, and more.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eligibility and Access
Interactive maps exploring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and utilization. Compares county-level statistics to state-level data. Provides county-level estimates of participants and non-participants by age, race/ethnicity, presence and age of children, health insurance coverage, and veteran status.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Map: SNAP Matters to Seniors in Every Community - Metropolitan Areas, Small Towns, and Rural Areas
Interactive county-level map showing the share of all households with seniors ages 60 and above that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Each county is categorized as metropolitan, small town, or rural.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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Munson Medical Center: A Prescription for Long-Lasting Wellness
Describes the Shape Up North Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program, an initiative of the Munson Medical Center in rural Traverse City, Michigan, in cooperation with local farmers markets.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Health & Hospital Association
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Food Insecurity in The United States
Map providing county-level data on food insecurity and child food insecurity. Includes estimates of eligibility for nutrition programs among food insecure people. Also identifies annual food budget shortfall.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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