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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-Price School Lunch Have Higher Food Insufficiency Rates in Summer,

Author(s) -

Jin Huang,

Ellen Barnidge,

Youngmi Kim

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1541-6100

pISSN - 0022-3166

DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.214486

Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , medicine , environmental health , demography , low income , pediatrics , food prices , food security , economics , socioeconomics , geography , agriculture , archaeology , sociology

In 2012, 20% of households in the United States with children lacked consistent access to adequate food. Food insufficiency has significant implications for children, including poor physical and mental health outcomes, behavior problems, and low educational achievements. The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is one policy solution to reduce food insufficiency among children from low-income families.

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