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ArticleThe Journal of school health2022

Mobilizing and Delivering Essential Meals to Children and Families Affected by School Closures During COVID-19 and Beyond.

Benjamin J Ryan, Victoria Telford, Mark Brickhouse, Jacqueline Campbell, Connor Crowe, Rok Fink, Kristy Hatch, Tim Hatch, Reiley Jones, Andrea S Cruz and 5 more

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Article in The Journal of school health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Benjamin J RyanDepartment of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7015-3801
Victoria TelfordDepartment of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Mark BrickhouseBaylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.
Jacqueline CampbellMontgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, AL, USA.
Connor CroweDepartment of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Rok FinkUniversity of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1554-5030
Kristy HatchMontgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, AL, USA.
Tim HatchAlabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL.
Reiley JonesDepartment of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Andrea S CruzDepartment of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Cara AllenBaylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA.
Kathy KreyBaylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA.
Jeremy EverettBaylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA.
Lori A KanitzBaylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA.
Bryan W BrooksDepartment of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6277-9852
Baylor University · USMontgomery County Public Schools · USAlabama Department of Public Health · USUniversity of Ljubljana · SI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe closure of schools in response to COVID-19 compromised access to essential meals for many students. The Emergency Meals-to-You program, a public/private partnership, was set up to address this challenge. More than 38.7 million meals were delivered between April and August 2020. This study explores lessons learned and identifies strategies for strengthening food access and security at schools and beyond.

methodsQualitative research methods were used. This included interviews and focus groups with participants involved in setting up and delivering the Emergency Meals-to-You program. Data were thematically analyzed using key phrases, ideas, and concepts, and interpreted.

resultsThe program leveraged a multisectoral approach. Components relied on each other and included: schools, public/private partnership, eligibility, relationships, experience, centralized communication, food quality and branding, logistics, and transport. Strategies identified to strengthen food access focused on integration with emergency management structures, understanding food needs at the school level, building a fully procurable menu, and allowing distribution to be rapidly scaled.

conclusionsThe lessons identified and strategies recommended provide a framework for working across the emergency management spectrum (school to national level) to strengthen food access and availability for students and their families affected by a pandemic, disaster, or crisis situation.

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COVID-19Food ServicesChildHumansMealsPandemicsSchoolsStudentsCOVID-19educationfood accessruralschool closure

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PMID35383931
PMCPMC9115131
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