학술논문
Mobilizing and Delivering Essential Meals to Children and Families Affected by School Closures During COVID-19 and Beyond.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Ryan BJ; Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.; Telford V; Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.; Brickhouse M; Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.; Campbell J; Montgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, AL, USA.; Crowe C; Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.; Fink R; University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, USA.; Hatch K; Montgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, AL, USA.; Hatch T; Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL.; Jones R; Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.; Cruz AS; Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.; Allen C; Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA.; Krey K; Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA.; Everett J; Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA.; Kanitz LA; Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, Waco, TX, USA.; Brooks BW; Department of Environmental Science, Environmental Health Science Program, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Source
Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0376370 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1746-1561 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00224391 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
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.
(© 2022 The Authors. Journal of School Health published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American School Health Association.)
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.
(© 2022 The Authors. Journal of School Health published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American School Health Association.)