Nutrition-Related Policy and Environmental Strategies to Prevent Obesity in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2002–2013

Authors

Larissa Calancie
Jennifer Leeman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, East Carolina University
Laura Kettel Khan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kelly R. Evenson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michelle Schreiner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carmen Byker, Montana State University
Clint Owens, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jared McGuirt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ellen Barnidge, Saint Louis University
Wesley Dean, US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
Donna Johnson, University of Washington
Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont
Emily Piltch, Tufts University
Courtney Pinard, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Emilee Quinn, University of Washington
Lauren Whetstone, East Carolina University
Alice Ammerman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sheila Fleischhacker, National Institutes of Health, Division on Nutrition Research Coordination

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

Calancie L, Leeman J, Jilcott Pitts SB, Khan LK, Fleischhacker S, Evenson KR, et al. Nutrition-Related Policy and Environmental Strategies to Prevent Obesity in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2002–2013. Prev Chronic Dis 2015;12:140540.

Comments

U.S. Government Work

Abstract

Residents of rural communities in the United States are at higher risk for obesity than their urban and suburban counterparts. Policy and environmental-change strategies supporting healthier dietary intake can prevent obesity and promote health equity. Evidence in support of these strategies is based largely on urban and suburban studies; little is known about use of these strategies in rural communities. The purpose of this review was to synthesize available evidence on the adaptation, implementation, and effectiveness of policy and environmental obesity-prevention strategies in rural settings.