Melissa Olfert, DrPH, MS, RD

2011

• Patterns of Food Insecurity, Food Availability, and Health Outcomes Among Rural and Urban Counties
  Policy Brief
  West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 06/2011
  This project will examine rural and urban food security/availability. It will test the hypotheses that food insecurity will differ significantly between rural/urban counties and that there will be a significant relationship between food insecurity and availability and selected adverse health outcomes in non-metropolitan counties.
• Patterns of Food Insecurity, Food Availability, and Health Outcomes Among Rural and Urban Counties (Final Report)
  West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 06/2011
  Rural counties are disproportionately associated with high food insecurity risk relative to urban counties. Programs and policies may focus on improving food availability and access for rural populations.