Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Parental Perceptions of and Student Participation in School Meals
Food insecurity is prevalent among California families with school-age children, even in families not eligible for federal FRPMs. Food-insecure households have more negative perceptions of school meals and experience more stigma, though they also report higher breakfast participation. Improving school meal quality and appeal, ensuring parents are familiar with meal quality and healthfulness, and reducing stigma may ease food insecurity while improving children's health.
Authors
- Leah Elizabeth Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3773-2996)
- Lorrene D. Ritchie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-1821)
- Juliana F.W. Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3145-6014)
- Monica D. Zuercher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2758-9807)
- Christina Hecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0426-0304)
- Deborah A. Olarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0133-4793)
- Margaret Read
- Wendi Gosliner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-9289)
- Dania Orta‐Aleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8581-8714)
- Kenneth Hecht
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Merrimack College (US)
- University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2024-10-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16193375
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.95