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Feeding Low-Income Children during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Published time: 30 March 2020

Authors: Caroline G. Dunn, Ph.D., R.D., Erica Kenney, Sc.D., M.P.H., Sheila E. Fleischhacker, J.D., Ph.D., and Sara N. Bleich, Ph.D.


Abstract

As Covid-19 spreads throughout the United States, schools and child care facilities are balancing their role of helping to prevent disease transmission with ensuring access to food for children who rely on the federal nutrition safety net. Together, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program serve nearly 35 million children daily, delivering vital nutrition and financial assistance to families in need. With
such programs interrupted, an essential element of the Covid-19 response will be feeding children from low-income families.


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Reference: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2005638?query=featured_coronavirus

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