Competitive food availability in schools before and after the onset of COVID-19: an interrupted time series analysis
Findings suggest that COVID-related school nutrition policy changes, including Universal Fee Meals and increased reimbursements, likely reduced CF availability. Identifying strategies to limit CF could contribute to healthier school food environments.
Authors
- Punam Ohri‐Vachaspati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9619-9816)
- Sarah Martinelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2382-3056)
- Francesco Acciai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7881-7593)
- A. Bea Ronan
Institutions
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1731287
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development