Using data from the first School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study, this analysis compared the contributions of school and non-school foods to the energy intakes and diet quality of students classified as food insecure, marginally secure, or food secure.
Poor diet quality among children can lead to poor health, development, and academic achievement. Child nutrition assistance programs aim to improve diet quality among children.
The 2010 Child Nutrition reauthorization called for the independent evaluation of innovative strategies to reduce the risk of childhood hunger or improve the food security status of households with children.
Food insecurity is a concern for the health and well-being of low-income children in the United States. School-based nutrition assistance programs aim to reduce food insecurity; however, there is limited evidence of their combined impact on food insecurity among children (FI-C).
To reduce childhood hunger, the US Department of Agriculture funded a set of demonstration projects, including the Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids (HHFK) project.
To reduce childhood hunger, the US Department of Agriculture funded several innovative demonstration projects, including the Kentucky Ticket to Healthy Food project.
This evaluation report describes the vision, implementation, and impacts on child food insecurity and other outcomes of the Nevada Healthy, Hunger Free Kids (HHFK) project.
This evaluation report describes the vision, implementation, and impacts on child food insecurity and other outcomes of the Virginia 365 project.
This evaluation report describes the vision, implementation, and impacts on child food insecurity and other outcomes of the Chickasaw Nation Packed Promise project.
This evaluation report describes the vision, implementation, and impacts on child food insecurity and other outcomes of the Kentucky Ticket to Healthy Food (TTHF) project.
Findings from the extensive analyses of data collected in the SNMCS are presented in four report volumes. This summary report highlights key findings within Volume 1, which provides updated information about school meal program operations and school nutrition environments.
Findings from the extensive analyses of data collected in the SNMCS are presented in four report volumes. Report Volume 1(this volume) provides updated information about school meal program operations and school nutrition environments.
We tested whether offering a choice of completing just the first section of a survey or the full version would raise response for the first section, compared to a request to complete the full survey with no choice.
USDA funded innovative strategies to end child hunger and food insecurity, and an independent, rigorous impact evaluation―the Evaluation of Demonstration Projects to End Childhood Hunger. This report describes the planning, early implementation, and baseline findings for the demonstrations.
This presentation investigates commercial locating database efficacy among a telephone survey of low-income households with children. We examine locating database coverage and review telephone accuracy by source, comparing data provided by the sample frame and two different locating databases.
This paper draws from our experiences on two recent studies to describe considerations for using online, synchronous focus groups instead of in-person focus groups. The paper also describes lessons learned from implementing online focus groups.
Paradata are a potentially useful tool for improving questionnaire design by helping understand the questions that are more or less effective, the significance of question placement, and the length of time spent on questions by respondents.
The Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Toolkit offers illustrative examples of D&I best practices and tactics, as well as resources to help operationalize D&I strategies and planning.
The Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Framework connects goals for these activities with evidence and best practices, as well as core components of D&I planning and execution.
The promotion and support of breastfeeding is a vital part of the nutrition services provided by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Breastfeeding promotion and support is a core component of the nutrition services provided by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
This article describes American Reinvestment and Recovery Act comparative effectiveness research (CER) data infrastructure (DI) investments and identifies facilitators and barriers to implementation.
Background on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service-Sponsored School Nutrition Dietary Assessment report series.
This report is the second of two volumes of the SNDA-IV final report.
This report summarizes findings from the most recent assessment—the fourth School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (SNDA-IV), which was completed in SY 2009–2010.
In a study conducted for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, findings from the fourth School Nutrition Dietary Assessment (SNDA-IV) reveal that schools have made substantial progress toward meeting the federal standard for saturated fat in school lunches.
This article reviewed 28 quantitative studies comparing outcomes for women who did and did not receive prenatal home visiting.
This chapter reviews studies of prenatal case management for vulnerable populations and assesses whether it improves birth outcomes and reduces racial and ethnic disparities in these outcomes.