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An Economic Analysis of Updating and Expanding School Breakfast Program Offerings in High Schools
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Shanafelt, Amy; Magliocco, Brandon; Milbrath, Kathleen; Nanney, Marilyn; Caspi, Caitlin – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: School breakfast is an important nutritional component of a student's day. Many schools operate a school breakfast program, but high schools have low rates of participation. This study aimed to investigate the economic impact on school food service, of expanding the school breakfast program to increase participation in high schools.…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, High Schools, Food Service, Rural Schools
Role of Extension in Improving the School Food Environment
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Schroeder, Mary; Grannon, Kate; Shanafelt, Amy; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Journal of Extension, 2018
University of Minnesota (UMN) Extension has assisted schools in making policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes to improve the school food environment. UMN Extension's involvement in the Project breakFAST program demonstrates how Extension can provide training and technical assistance to support school staff in making PSE changes that…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Universities, Food Service, Technical Assistance
Altering the School Breakfast Environment Reduces Barriers to School Breakfast Participation among Diverse Rural Youth
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Hearst, Mary O.; Shanafelt, Amy; Wang, Qi; Leduc, Robert; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: The purpose is to determine if altering school breakfast policies and the school breakfast environment will positively impact adolescent beliefs of the barriers and benefits of eating breakfast. Methods: There were 904 adolescents from 16 rural high schools, Minnesota, in the BreakFAST Study who reported eating breakfast fewer than 4…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, School Policy, High School Students, Rural Schools
School Breakfast Program Participation and Rural Adolescents' Purchasing Behaviors in Food Stores and Restaurants
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Caspi, Caitlin Eicher; Wang, Qi; Shanafelt, Amy; Larson, Nicole; Wei, Susan; Hearst, Mary O.; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: Little is known about adolescents' food purchasing behaviors in rural areas. This study examined whether purchasing food at stores/restaurants around schools was related to adolescents' participation in school breakfast programs and overall diet in rural Minnesota. Methods: Breakfast-skippers enrolled in a group-randomized intervention…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Adolescent Attitudes, Dining Facilities, Purchasing
Food Insecurity and Rural Adolescent Personal Health, Home, and Academic Environments
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Shanafelt, Amy; Hearst, Mary O.; Wang, Qi; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Food-insecure (FIS) adolescents struggle in school and with health and mental health more often than food-secure (FS) adolescents. Rural communities experience important disparities in health, but little is known about rural FIS adolescents. This study aims to describe select characteristics of rural adolescents by food-security…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Adolescents, Rural Schools