Early Childhood Education Centers' Reported Readiness to Implement the Updated Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Pattern Standards in the United States, 2017 | Zendy

Jamie F. Chriqui | Zendy; Julien Leider | Zendy; Rebecca M. Schermbeck | Zendy

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Early Childhood Education Centers' Reported Readiness to Implement the Updated Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Pattern Standards in the United States, 2017

Author(s) -

Jamie F. Chriqui,

Julien Leider,

Rebecca M. Schermbeck

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

childhood obesity

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 2153-2176

pISSN - 2153-2168

DOI - 10.1089/chi.2018.0075

Subject(s) - preparedness , best practice , environmental health , medicine , child care , family medicine , political science , law

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) serves nutritious meals/snacks to >3.6 million children in early childhood education (ECE) centers. This study provides a nationwide assessment of nonhome-based CACFP-participating ECE centers' awareness of and reported readiness for implementing updated CACFP standards/best practices that took effect October 1, 2017.

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