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ArticleJournal of community health2022

Examination of an Intergenerational Summer Meal Program for Children and Older Adults.

Janine S Bruce, Tiffany N Lien, Elizabeth George, Vandana Puri, Melanie Ramirez, Sylvia Bereknyei Merrell

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Article in Journal of community health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Janine S BruceDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, 453 Quarry Rd, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA. jsbruce@stanford.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0434-9026
Tiffany N LienUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, 13001 E. 17th Pl, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Elizabeth GeorgeDepartment of Surgery, Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 780 Welch Road, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Vandana PuriDepartment of Aging and Adult Services, Senior Nutrition Program, Santa Clara County, 353 W. Julian St, San Jose, CA, 95110, USA.
Melanie RamirezDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, 453 Quarry Rd, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA.
Sylvia Bereknyei MerrellDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, 453 Quarry Rd, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA.

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Abstract

Unreliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food in the U.S. is a persistent public health threat significantly impacting households with children (15%) and older adults (20%). Well-established nutrition assistance programs serve children and seniors independently, yet few programs utilize an intergenerational meal program model. The aim of this mixed methods study is to examine the impact of an intergenerational meal program administered through a partnership between a local school district and a county Senior Nutrition Program. Participating older adults completed surveys to assess food security and program attendance, and examine their understanding and utilization of community-based food resources. Interviews with a subsample of participants explored perceptions of the intergenerational meal program and community-level food security. Older adults (n = 83) completed surveys in English (59%), Spanish (25%), and Mandarin (16%). They identified primarily as Asian (44%), Latinx (30%), White (21%), and multi-racial (5%). Forty-eight percent of participants indicated low or very low food security at some time in the last 12 months. The subsample of interview participants (n = 24; Spanish 46% and English 54%) revealed key insights: 1) perceived benefits of an intergenerational meal program; 2) community-level food insecurity and struggles of older adults to make ends meet; and 3) importance and challenge of obtaining nutritious foods for those with limited budgets and medical comorbidities. Implementation of this intergenerational meal program highlights the opportunity to support the nutritional needs of children and older adults while leveraging a new interdisciplinary partnership and existing organizational capacity.

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Food AssistanceAgedChildFood InsecurityFood SupplyHumansMealsPovertyChild nutritionFood insecurityIntergenerational meal programSenior nutrition

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