HOP Publications

At a glance

HOP is CDC's High Obesity Program. It funds land-grant universities to work with community extension services in counties where more than 40% of adults have obesity. These publications highlight HOP efforts to improve access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity.

Pregnant Hispanic woman wearing a black and white checkerboard shirt, jeans, glasses with her hair braided. She is holding a carton of cherry tomatoes from the produce section at a local farm store.

Publications by year

2021

A market basket assessment: Prices and availability of healthy foods across SNAP-authorized food outlets in counties with high obesity rates in Mississippi.

Community-based efforts aim to improve the food environment within a highly obese rural Appalachian County.

Physical activity barriers and assets in rural Appalachian Kentucky: A mixed-methods study.

Improving the function of a high obesity program: Findings from community-engaged Mississippi Delta focus groups.

You SNAP, we match: Improving food access and stimulating a rural, local food system during a public health crisis.

The Healthy Communities Initiative: Gathering community input during COVID-19.

2020

“We’re, like, the most unhealthy people in the country”: Using an equity lens to reduce barriers to healthy food access in rural Appalachia.

Rural SNAP participants and food insecurity: How can communities leverage resources to meet the growing food insecurity status of rural and low-income residents?

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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)