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Kara Burkholder; Brooke L. Bennett; Sarah L. McKee; Juliana F.W. Cohen; Ran Xu; Marlene B. Schwartz – Journal of School Health, 2024
BACKGROUND: The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) summer meal programs are designed to provide meals at no cost while school is out of session. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several regulatory waivers were enacted to facilitate meal distribution. The aim of this study was to assess the rates of meal distribution before and after these…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Lori A. Spruance; Patricia M. Guenther; Sarah Callaway; Lahela Giles; Sebasthian Varas; Julie Metos – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: The National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs reduce food insecurity and improve dietary intake. During the COVID-19 pandemic, school meals were provided to all children at no cost, regardless of income. This policy is known as Healthy School Meals For All (HSMFA). The purpose of the study was to examine the feasibility of a…
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Food, Health Promotion, Nutrition
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2024
Since 1997, Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) has published the Newark Kids Count Data Book, a one-stop source for child well-being data on the state's largest city. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: demographics, family economic security, child health, child…
Descriptors: Children, Well Being, Population Trends, Racial Differences