**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** OBESITY AND FOOD INSECURITY ARE IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY IS RURAL APPALACHIAN COMMUNITIES, WHICH FACE A NUMBER OF SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES. THIS PROJECT WILL WORK WITH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE STAFF AND ITS COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP IN A RURAL APPALACHIAN KENTUCKY COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY AND ADAPT EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY. THESE INTERVENTIONS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED OVER SEVERAL YEARS AND WILL BE EVALUATED BY COMPARING FOOD AND NUTRITION OUTCOMES IN A COMPARISON COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ALSO LOCATED IN APPALACHIAN KENTUCKY.