دورية أكاديمية

Mobilizing and Delivering Essential Meals to Children and Families Affected by School Closures during COVID-19 and Beyond

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Mobilizing and Delivering Essential Meals to Children and Families Affected by School Closures during COVID-19 and Beyond
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Ryan, Benjamin J. (ORCID 0000-0001-7015-3801), Telford, Victoria, Brickhouse, Mark, Campbell, Jacqueline, Crowe, Connor, Fink, Rok (ORCID 0000-0003-1554-5030), Hatch, Kristy, Hatch, Tim, Jones, Reiley, Cruz, Andrea S., Allen, Cara, Krey, Kathy, Everett, Jeremy, Kanitz, Lori A., Brooks, Bryan W. (ORCID 0000-0002-6277-9852)
المصدر: Journal of School Health. Jul 2022 92(7):646-655.
الإتاحة: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
تاريخ النشر: 2022
Sponsoring Agency: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) (USDA)
Contract Number: USDAFNSCN20RSMDPTX03
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: School Closing, COVID-19, Pandemics, Food, Hunger, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, Delivery Systems, Private Sector, Public Sector, Children, Program Design, Family Programs, Schools
DOI: 10.1111/josh.13188
تدمد: 0022-4391
مستخلص: Background: The closure of schools in response to COVID-19 compromised access to essential meals for many students. The Emergency Meals-to-You program, a public/private partnership, was set up to address this challenge. More than 38.7 million meals were delivered between April and August 2020. This study explores lessons learned and identifies strategies for strengthening food access and security at schools and beyond. Methods: Qualitative research methods were used. This included interviews and focus groups with participants involved in setting up and delivering the Emergency Meals-to-You program. Data were thematically analyzed using key phrases, ideas, and concepts, and interpreted. Results: The program leveraged a multisectoral approach. Components relied on each other and included: schools, public/private partnership, eligibility, relationships, experience, centralized communication, food quality and branding, logistics, and transport. Strategies identified to strengthen food access focused on integration with emergency management structures, understanding food needs at the school level, building a fully procurable menu, and allowing distribution to be rapidly scaled. Conclusions: The lessons identified and strategies recommended provide a framework for working across the emergency management spectrum (school to national level) to strengthen food access and availability for students and their families affected by a pandemic, disaster, or crisis situation.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2022
رقم الأكسشن: EJ1338467
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
الوصف
تدمد:0022-4391
DOI:10.1111/josh.13188