Abstract
This study examined the association of household food security and school participation in the community eligibility provision (CEP). Surveys were collected from 427 households within 5 schools participating in CEP, and therefore providing access to universal free school meals, and three matched comparison district schools, which were CEP-eligible but not participating. Multivariate logistic regression, adjusted for race/ethnicity and education level, revealed that the odds of being in a food insecure household were twice as likely for students attending CEP-eligible, but not participating schools than for students attending CEP schools [OR 2.85 (95% CI 1.67, 4.88)].
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 281-296 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- School meal
- adolescent health
- child nutrition
- community eligibility provision
- food insecsurity
- food security
- hunger
- poverty
- school lunch
- school policy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health