School nutrition environment and services: policies and practices that promote healthy eating among K‐12 students

C Merlo, BL Smarsh, X Xiao - Journal of School Health, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Changes to policies at the federal, state, and local levels over
the last decade have influenced the school nutrition environment and services. METHODS …

Healthy food retail during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and future directions

LA Leone, S Fleischhacker… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Disparities in dietary behaviors have been directly linked to the food environment, including
access to retail food outlets. The Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has …

Challenges and opportunities for equity in US school meal programs: a scoping review of qualitative literature regarding the COVID-19 emergency

K Harper, B Bode, K Gupta, A Terhaar, A Baltaci… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergency school meals program provided free meals to children in the United States
(US) during COVID-19-related school closures. This scoping review aims to synthesize the …

“We Are Trying to Communicate the Best We Can”: Understanding Districts' Communication on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic

E Michela, JM Rosenberg, R Kimmons… - AERA …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
While educators' uses of social media for purposes such as professional learning and
networking are now well-established, our understanding of how educational institutions use …

Changes in vegetable consumption in times of COVID-19—First findings from an international civil science project

I Jordan, GB Keding, L Stosius, I Hawrysz… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic influenced food security and nutrition through
both direct and indirect pathways. This ranged from short-term to long-term impacts, not only …

Mitigating childhood food insecurity during COVID-19: A qualitative study of how school districts in California's San Joaquin Valley responded to growing needs

AH Jowell, JS Bruce, GV Escobar, VM Ordonez… - Public health …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objectives: To explore best practices and challenges in providing school meals during
COVID-19 in a low-income, predominantly Latino, urban–rural region. Design: Semi …

Feeding children and maintaining food service operations during COVID-19: a mixed methods investigation of implementation and financial challenges

EL Kenney, CG Dunn, RS Mozaffarian, J Dai, K Wilson… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National School Lunch and Breakfast
Programs are critical for the health and food security of US schoolchildren, but access to …

COVID‐19 pandemic and food poverty conversations: Social network analysis of Twitter data

F Eskandari, AA Lake, M Butler - Nutrition Bulletin, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This novel and mixed‐method study investigated food poverty conversations at the
beginning of the COVID‐19 pandemic and the subsequent national lockdown on the social …

Associations of food insecurity and material social support with parent and child mental health during COVID-19

KP Ward, SJ Lee - Children and Youth Services Review, 2022 - Elsevier
The rise of mental health problems during COVID-19 has been called a national crisis.
Parents and caregivers reported parenting stress, anxiety, and depression, which may be …

School‐based health center utilization during COVID‐19 pandemic‐related school closures

M Gallardo, A Zepeda, C Biely, N Jackson… - Journal of School …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Little is known regarding utilization of school‐based health centers (SBHCs)
during prolonged school closures, such as those that occurred during the COVID‐19 …