From charity to security: the emergence of the National School Lunch Program

Rutledge, Jennifer Geist

doi:10.1080/0046760x.2014.979252

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“…Since the NSLP began in 1946, the program has consistently received federal funding, and continues to grow 3 . In 2019, the NSLP served nearly 30 million children each day 4 .…”

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“…Since the NSLP began in 1946, the program has consistently received federal funding, and continues to grow. 3 In 2019, the NSLP served nearly 30 million children each day. 4 Many students who receive free or reduced‐price lunches through NSLP also receive a subsidized breakfast through the School Breakfast Program (SBP).…”

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Using Social Media to Promote School Nutrition Programs During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Whitesell

Fitch

2022

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND: Millions of school-aged children receive free or reduced-price lunches through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National School Lunch Program; that service was disrupted when public schools closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, this program received little attention on school districts' social media accounts. METHODS:We collected Twitter data from 70 Ohio public school districts to construct a measure of attention paid toward school nutrition programs from 2008 to 2021. We also collected district-level data to analyze the relationship between district characteristics and mentions of school nutrition programs. RESULTS:We show that attention to school nutrition programs significantly increased during the pandemic. School districts with a greater student population density and greater geographic area were more likely to tweet about these programs. CONCLUSIONS:School districts can, and should, use social media to inform residents about school nutrition programs and food security programs more generally. Social media provides a low-cost way to lessen the administrative burden for families trying to access these programs.

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“…Since the NSLP began in 1946, the program has consistently received federal funding, and continues to grow 3 . In 2019, the NSLP served nearly 30 million children each day 4 .…”

Section: School Nutrition During the Covid‐19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: School Nutrition During the Covid‐19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Social Media to Promote School Nutrition Programs During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Whitesell

Fitch

2022

Journal of School Health

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“…In the US, discourse on the need for school meal programs began as early as the mid-1800s, although it was not until the Great Depression that a nationwide school meal program emerged. 18 In 1933, Keywords: nutrition, students, school meal programs, Indigenous populations, immigrants, inclusion school food in its 2021 election platform by stating it would spend $1 billion over 5 years to "develop a National School Food Policy and work towards a national school nutritious meal program." 13,p.7 As Canadian policy makers develop a framework for such a program, they should consider the experiences of other countries.…”

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