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Direct linkTaylor Peabody; Deana Hildebrand; Cassidy Ring; Callie Fowler Farish – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2024
Purpose/Objectives: "Cooking for Kids," a culinary training program, conducted a needs assessment with key personnel in Oklahoma school nutrition programs to better understand the current training and resource needs of this population. Additionally, the needs assessment assessed barriers to accessing current training interventions…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Resources, Needs Assessment, Child Health
Marjuyua Lartey – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2023
The Institute of Child Nutrition Applied Research Division (ICN ARD), funded through a grant administered by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services (USDA FNS), conducts ongoing research to enhance Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs). This Research Update contains the status of: "Recently Completed Research"…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Child Health, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning
Download full textMorris, Steve D. – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
USDA helps millions of children from low-income households access healthy meals by purchasing food, including seafood, for the NSLP. USDA-purchased foods represent about 15 to 20 percent of the food served in the NSLP. According to the DGA, programs, such as the NSLP, can play an essential role in providing access to healthy meals. This can help…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Food, Nutrition, Government Role
Kyle Neely – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Childhood obesity has become a global epidemic, with long-term implications for the physical and psychological well-being of individuals. Elementary schools serve as a crucial environment for addressing this issue by providing physical education (PE) programs. However, barriers to implementing quality PE curricula can impede efforts to fight…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Physical Education Teachers, Barriers
Habyarimana Jean de Dieu; Hashakimana Theogene; Ngendahayo Emmanuel; Mugiraneza Faustin; Mugabonake Abdou; Ntakirutimana Emmanuel; Zhou Ke – African Educational Research Journal, 2023
The condition of food insecurity and malnutrition for school-aged children and adolescents remains one of the most influential determinants of learning outcomes. Healthy and well-nourished students learn better, have a prodigious opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential as adults, and increase their earning potential. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Security (Psychology), Foreign Countries
Rosen, Roline Milfort; Taylor, Jeffrey; Baier, Kevin; May, Laurie – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2022
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine and discuss common challenges associated with obtaining the correct school meal benefits level from the National School Lunch and School Breakfast program application process. The findings provide insights and policy recommendations for improving school meal processes and reducing the…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Barriers
Kwatubana, Siphokazi; Molaodi, Vivian Thuso – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2021
The issue of school feeding is placed at the top of global agenda currently more than ever before. Challenges imposed by COVID-19 have created an opportunity to broaden and deepen debates focusing around the significance of school feeding programmes internationally. Throughout the duration of the lockdown period, billions of learners worldwide…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Nutrition
Kaur, Sarbjit – Online Submission, 2021
The IBSA forum is an important collaboration of India-Brazil-South Africa to address the social developmental challenges of developing countries through South-South Cooperation. All three countries share same colonial history and at present have developing economies and struggling to provide best public services to their citizens through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, Developing Nations, Barriers
Mann, Georgianna; Barnard, Marie; Knight, Kathy; Green, Eleanor; Tkachuk, Emma – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2020
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Good Food for Oxford Schools (GFOS) program by assessing perceptions of Child Nutrition Program (CNP) staff. This evaluation was completed to provide insights to support continued quality improvement of the program, and to explore the potential impact of the program on the students and teachers in the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Food, Nutrition, Dining Facilities
Evans, Retta R.; Orihuela, Catheryn; Mrug, Sylvie – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: School nutrition reform continues to be of interest to many due to the potential for widespread benefits for students who eat at school. however, disparities still exist in implementing the mandates resulting from the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate middle school stakeholders'…
Descriptors: Child Health, Federal Legislation, Nutrition, Middle School Students
Evans, Retta R.; Orihuela, Catheryn; Mrug, Sylvie – Grantee Submission, 2021
Background: School nutrition reform continues to be of interest to many due to the potential for widespread benefits for students who eat at school. however, disparities still exist in implementing the mandates resulting from the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate middle school stakeholders'…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Child Health, Nutrition, Middle School Students
First Focus on Children, 2023
Weakening federal assistance programs that provide children with affordable health care, nutritious food, stable housing, and early childhood education by imposing funding cuts, work requirements, unreasonable time limits, and other unnecessary bureaucratic barriers undermines access to services for low income families and undercuts opportunities…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Nutrition, Housing
Brockman, Tabetha A.; Sim, Leslie A.; Biggs, Bridget K.; Bronars, Carrie A.; Meiers, Sonja J.; Tolleson, Ellen; Ridgeway, Jennifer L.; Asiedu, Gladys B.; Hanza, Marcelo M.; Olson, Molly A.; Slowiak, Kathleen A.; Weis, Jennifer A.; Patten, Christi A.; Clark, Matthew M.; Millerbernd, Jodi; Sia, Irene G.; Wieland, Mark L. – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine intervention needs and to gather stakeholder input regarding healthy eating promotion for youth members served at a Boys & Girls Club in Rochester, Minnesota. Design: Mixed-methods design informed by community-based participatory research principles. Setting and Method: Young people completed a dietary habits…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Youth Programs, After School Programs, Body Height
Lafave, Lynne; Webster, Alexis D.; McConnell, Ceilidh – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021
Government guidelines for relaunching early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs during the COVID-19 pandemic have required the implementation of various practices to minimize the risk of infection transmission. These directives include recommendations regarding serving and handling food, shared spaces, and physical distancing which have a…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Early Childhood Education, Disease Control
Bradbury, Daisy; Porcellato, Lorna; Timpson, Hannah; Turner, Gillian; Goodhew, Shirley; Young, Ruth; Isaac, Nabil; Watson, Paula M. – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: With the increasing prevalence of unhealthy weight status in pre-school children, this study sought to understand pre-school child weight management practices in Blackburn with Darwen, UK, with a view to informing appropriate intervention strategies. Design: Mixed-methods study (semi-structured interviews, quantitative survey). Setting:…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level
