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Implementation of Universal School Meals during COVID-19 and beyond: Challenges and Benefits for School Meals Programs in Maine.
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- Using Social Media to Increase Participation in Universal Free School Meal Programs: An RCT With Parents of Elementary-Aged Children.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Trial
- Welcoming and caring schools: a health-promoting schools analysis from a 2-year Canadian universal school lunch pilot.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Perspectives on Universal Free School Meals Among Rural Middle and High School Students: A Mixed-Methods Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Feeding Minds, Building Societies: The Transformative Power of Universal School Meals.The Journal of school health · 2026Article
- The Impact of Nutrition Training Programs on Knowledge, Confidence, and Behavioral Intention Among School Nutrition Professionals.The Journal of school health · 2025Observational
- State Laws Leveraging the Community Eligibility Provision to Build Healthy School Meals for All: A Content Analysis.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2025Article
- School staff perspectives on Universal Free Meals in the USA.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- School Nurses and Food Insecurity: Guidance for Advocacy and Action in Schools.NASN school nurse (Print) · 2025Article
- Considerations for diverse, equitable, and inclusive school food programs in the USA and Canada.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Designing for dissemination through community advisory board engagement in an implementation mapping process: A case study.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2025Article
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- Parent perceptions of school meals and how perceptions differ by race and ethnicity.Health affairs scholar · 2024Article
- Parent Perception of School Meals in the San Joaquin Valley during COVID-19: A Photovoice Project.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
School meals play a major role in supporting children's diets and food security, and policies for universal school meals (USM) have the potential to contribute to positive child health outcomes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools provided free school meals to all students in the United States, but this national USM policy ended in school year (SY) 2022-2023; however, a few states have adopted policies to continue USM statewide for SY 2022-2023. Research examining the challenges and strategies for successful continuation of USM is essential, along with studying pandemic-related challenges that are likely to persist in schools. Therefore, we conducted a study in Maine (with a USM policy) to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 and the concurrent implementation of USM, as well as examine differences in implementation by school characteristics, throughout the state. A total of
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