Open AccessImpact of the 2010 US Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act on School Breakfast and Lunch Participation Rates Between 2008 and 2015
Author(s) -
Nicole Vaudrin,
Kristen Lloyd,
Michael J. Yedidia,
Michael Todd,
Punam OhriVachaspati
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2017.304102
Subject(s) - meal , medicine , school meal , public health , environmental health , supplemental nutrition assistance program , demography , low income , food insecurity , gerontology , socioeconomics , food security , nursing , geography , economics , pathology , sociology , archaeology , agriculture
To evaluate National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) participation over a 7-year period before and after the implementation of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA), which required healthier school lunch options beginning in school year (SY) 2012-2013 and healthier school breakfast options beginning in SY2013-2014.