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Participation in the US Department of Agriculture's Summer Meal Programs: 2019-2021
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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
Expanded School Meal Assistance Policies and Very Low Food Sufficiency Rates in Households with Children
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Mark Murphy; Eric Ono – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: Children residing in households with very low food sufficiency (VLFS), where there is "often" not enough to eat, are more likely to experience academic, health, and psychological challenges. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a temporary universal free school meals (UFSM) policy was implemented, improving food access for children…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Hunger
Foodservice Directors' Perceived Barriers to Student Participation in School Meals When Meals Were Served Free of Charge during the 2021-2022 School Year
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Deborah A. Olarte; Wendi Gosliner; Leah E. Chapman; Christina Hecht; Ken Hecht; Punam Ohri-Vachaspati; Anisha I. Patel; Margaret Read; Lorrene D. Ritchie; Marlene B. Schwartz; Monica D. Zuercher; Dania Orta-Aleman; Michele Polacsek; Juliana F. W. Cohen – Journal of School Health, 2025
Background: School meals were served free of charge to all public school students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some students still did not participate. Methods: In this mixed-methods study, surveys and interviews were conducted with food service directors (FSDs) from California (n = 556 surveys; n = 29 interviews) and…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Public Schools, COVID-19
Disrupted Food Supply Chain's Effect on School Nutrition Programs' Ability to Meet USDA Nutritional Guidelines during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Reisinger, Lily; Dhillon, Sarah – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2022
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in school closures and required school nutrition directors to shift their methods of executing the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The procurement of items, the composition of meals, and meal delivery were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Breakfast Programs
Healthy School Meals for All in Utah
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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
Resources Needed for Education and Meal Programs by Urban Schoolteachers and Staff during the 2019 Coronavirus Pandemic
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Chrisman, Matthew S.; Alnaim, Lubna – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Adjustments in teaching resources and school meal programs are urgently needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined teaching resources that would have been helpful when schools closed, and how school meal programs should be changed in the 2020-2021 school year. Methods: In October 2020, a 27-item, cross-sectional, online…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Breakfast Programs, Lunch Programs, Health Needs