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The Effect of Universal Free School Meals on Child BMI

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Will Davis; Daniel Kreisman; Tareena Musaddiq – Education Finance and Policy, 2024

We estimate the effect of universal free school meal access through the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) on child body mass index (BMI). Through the CEP, schools with high percentages of students qualified for free or reduced-priced meals can offer free breakfast and lunch to all students. With administrative data from a large school district…

Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Lunch Programs, Eligibility

The Effect of Universal Free School Meals on Child BMI. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-833

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Will Davis; Daniel Kreisman; Tareena Musaddiq – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023

We estimate the effect of universal free school meal access through the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) on child BMI. Through the CEP, schools with high percentages of students qualified for free or reduced-priced meals can offer free breakfast and lunch to all students. With administrative data from a large school district in Georgia, we use…

Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Lunch Programs, Eligibility

Interventions to Increase Free School Meal Take-Up

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Woodward, Jenny; Sahota, Pinki; Pike, Jo; Molinari, Rosie – Health Education, 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to design and implement interventions to increase free school meal (FSM) uptake in pilot schools. This paper describes the interventions, reports on acceptability (as perceived by school working parties) and explores the process of implementing change. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research consisted of two…

Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Focus Groups