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ArticleNutrients2023

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Experiences and Operations of Sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program in Maryland, USA: A Multiphase Mixed Methods Study.

Stacy V Lu, Kaitlyn M Harper, Yoyo Ding, Jordan Everett, Julia Gross, Rachael Borman, Karen Medina-Perez, Brielle Pinzini, Michael J Wilson, Susan M Gross

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Article in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stacy V LuDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5941-533X
Kaitlyn M HarperDepartment of International Health Human Nutrition Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1737-7034
Yoyo DingDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Jordan EverettMaryland Hunger Solutions, 711 W 40th St., Suite 360, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA.
Julia GrossMaryland Hunger Solutions, 711 W 40th St., Suite 360, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA.
Rachael BormanMaryland Hunger Solutions, 711 W 40th St., Suite 360, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA.
Karen Medina-PerezMaryland Hunger Solutions, 711 W 40th St., Suite 360, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA.
Brielle PinziniMaryland Hunger Solutions, 711 W 40th St., Suite 360, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA.
Michael J WilsonMaryland Hunger Solutions, 711 W 40th St., Suite 360, Baltimore, MD 21211, USA.
Susan M GrossDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Bloomberg American Health Initiative, Mid-year Spark Award NALerner Center for Public Health Promotion, Community Scholars 20023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was allowed to operate in untraditional non-summer months to ensure children did not lose access to free and reduced-priced nutritious meals when schools were mandated to close in the United States. This study assessed the impact of the pandemic on the operations and experiences of Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors in the state of Maryland during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (Phase I) and 2021 (Phase II). This study used a multiphase explanatory sequential mixed methods design with qualitative prioritization. Maryland SFSP sponsors completed an online survey (Phase I: n = 27, Phase II: n = 30), and semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with a subset of sponsors who completed the survey (Phase I: n = 12, Phase II: n = 7). Inductive and deductive analyses were used for qualitative data, and descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data. The COVID-19 pandemic caused SFSP sponsors to change their operations. Sponsors were primarily concerned about staff safety/burnout and decreased participation. Sponsors perceived waivers implemented by the United States Department of Agriculture to be crucial in enabling them to serve meals to children during the pandemic. The findings from our study support advocacy efforts to permanently implement waivers and provide free school meals for all children.

Indexed as

COVID-19Food ServicesChildFood SupplyHumansMarylandMealsPandemicsPovertyUnited Stateschild nutritionCOVID-19federal nutrition programsfood insecurityout-of-school time nutritionpandemicsummer food service programsummer meals

Identifiers

PMID37049469
PMCPMC10097045
OpenAlexW4361201982

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