Understanding Free or Reduced‐Price School Meal Stigma: A Qualitative Analysis of Parent Perspectives
While not all parents reported feeling stigmatized when completing FRPM applications, most parents perceived that children experience school meal stigma. Parents believed that UFSM policies reduced stigma for families and children.
Authors
- Punam Ohri‐Vachaspati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9619-9816)
- 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)
- Michele Polacsek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9646-7435)
- Deborah A. Olarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0133-4793)
- Anisha I. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9198-7936)
- Margaret Read
- Wendi Gosliner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-9289)
- Marlene B. Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8939-1954)
- Dania Orta‐Aleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8581-8714)
- Kenneth Hecht
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of New England (US)
- Merrimack College (US)
- University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- New York University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of School Health
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.70004
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.08