Feeding Children and Maintaining Food Service Operations during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Implementation and Financial Challenges

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 13; no. 8; p. 2691
• Main Authors: Kenney, Erica L, Dunn, Caroline G, Mozaffarian, Rebecca S, Dai, Jane, Wilson, Katie, West, Jeremy, Shen, Ye, Fleischhacker, Sheila, Bleich, Sara N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Analysis; Coronaviruses; costs; COVID-19; Elementary school students; Emergency preparedness; Food and nutrition; food insecurity; Food security; Food supply; implementation strategies; Investigations; Meals; Methods; Mixed methods research; Operating costs; Revenue; School buildings; School closures; School districts; school food service authority; School lunches; School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc; school meals; Students; United States > US

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs are critical for the health and food security of U.S. schoolchildren, but access to these programs was disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures in spring 2020. While temporary policy changes...