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Direct linkDania Orta-Aleman; Monica D. Zuercher; Leah E. Chapman; Marlene B. Schwartz; Caitlin D. French; Anisha I. Patel; Lorrene Ritchie; Juliana Cohen; Wendi Gosliner – Journal of School Health, 2026
Background: Universal school meals (USMs) policies, which provide free meals to all students regardless of income, have the potential to improve child nutrition and reduce stigma. Quantitative evidence on the association between USM and stigma is limited. Methods: Leveraging a natural policy variation in state-level USM implementation, we surveyed…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Social Bias, Nutrition, Middle School Students
