Child Care and Feeding Young Children During the Pandemic
See Full Report Author(s): Urban Institute Catherine Kuhns Gina Adams Published: July 27, 2020 Report Intro/Brief: “The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is the primary way children in early...
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Michigan’s Nutrition Buddies Teaches Kids, Doctors the Power of Plants
STJOESFARM.ORG The coronavirus pandemic is shining a glaring new light on an old problem. Recently published research shows food insecurity, a lack of nutritious food due to inaccessibility or...
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People Who Work With Kids From Low-income Homes Can Help Them Eat in Summer
For too many youth, summer is a time of hunger. When the last school bell rings for summer break, millions of youth lose access to the free and reduced-price school breakfasts and lunches they rely on...
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Beyond the Vending Machine: FoodCorps Reconnects Kids to the Earth
ATLANTA — Zashe Cockett-Demings pulled out a small box of worms. She stood in front of 20 students in the outdoor courtyard of Clarkston High School near Atlanta. Raised planting beds were scattered...
View ArticleFood Additives and Child Health
See Full Report Author(s): Council on Environmental Health Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP, FAAP Rachel M. Shaffer, MPH Sheela Sathyanarayana, MD, MPH Published: July 2018 by the American Academy of...
View ArticleIncreasing Disparities in Unhealthy Food Advertising Targeted to Hispanic and...
See Full Report Author(s): Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, Council on Black Health and Salud America! Jennifer L. Harris, PhD, MBA Willie Frazier III, MPH Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH Amelie...
View ArticleThe Current Landscape of School District and Charter Policies that Support...
See Full Report Author(s): Child Trends Elizabeth Piekarz-Porter Rebecca M. Schermbeck Julien Leider Deborah Temkin Jonathan Belford Jamie Chriqui Published: Nov. 6, 2019 Report Intro/Brief: “Education...
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Nutrition Education, Multigenerational Cooking Lessons Target Childhood Obesity
Photos by Stell SimontonChef Ashley Keyes and high school intern Olivia Richardson make garlic bread at the nonprofit C.H.O.I.C.E.S., which combats child obesity through cooking and nutrition...
View ArticleStrategies and Challenges in Feeding Out-of-School Students
See Full Report Author(s): Urban Institute Jonathan Schwabish Nathan Joo Elaine Waxman Natalie Spievack Published: Apr. 21, 2020 Report Intro/Brief: “In response to school closures because of the...
View ArticleThe COVID-19 Pandemic Is Straining Families’ Abilities to Afford Basic Needs
See Full Report Author(s): Urban Institute Michael Karpman Stephen Zuckerman Dulce Gonzalez Genevieve M. Kenney Published: Apr. 28, 2020 Report Intro/Brief: “As it confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
View ArticleChildren’s Cereals: Sugar by the Pound
A comprehensive analysis by the Environmental Working Group. The post Children’s Cereals: Sugar by the Pound appeared first on Youth Today.
View ArticleCDC Vital Signs – Progress on Children Eating More Fruit, Not Vegetables
The CDC analyzes healthy childhood eating trends from 2003 to 2010. The post CDC Vital Signs – Progress on Children Eating More Fruit, Not Vegetables appeared first on Youth Today.
View ArticleTrends in Television Food Advertising to Young People: 2014 Update
The University of Connecticut's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity updates their periodical publication on the latest trends and data in youth-target food advertisements on television. The...
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Soft Drink Industry Fights to Keep its Market, but Presence in Schools Has...
Though the soft drink industry has been busy countering public health initiatives to fight obesity, sugary drinks are much less available in school, according to the Center for Science in the Public...
View ArticleThe Impact of Food Insecurity on Child Well-Being
The implications of food insecurity on child development and school performance are striking. Innovative efforts like backpack programs, in collaboration with large-scale programs like SNAP and WIC,...
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Congress Takes a Step Back in Fight to Reduce Childhood Hunger
It is essential that Congress works to improve and expand these proven programs rather than put children at greater risk of hunger in the name of scaling back federal spending and attacking fraud. The...
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