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

Autor/inn/en	Ryan, Benjamin J.; Telford, Victoria; Brickhouse, Mark; Campbell, Jacqueline; Crowe, Connor; Fink, Rok; Hatch, Kristy; Hatch, Tim; Jones, Reiley; Cruz, Andrea S.; Allen, Cara; Krey, Kathy; Everett, Jeremy; Kanitz, Lori A.; Brooks, Bryan W.
Titel	Mobilizing and Delivering Essential Meals to Children and Families Affected by School Closures during COVID-19 and Beyond
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 92 (2022) 7, S.646-655 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ryan, Benjamin J.) ORCID (Fink, Rok) ORCID (Brooks, Bryan W.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13188
Schlagwörter	School Closing; COVID-19; Pandemics; Food; Hunger; Crisis Management; Emergency Programs; Delivery Systems; Private Sector; Public Sector; Children; Program Design; Family Programs; Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Lebensmittel; Krisenmanagement; Hilfsprogramm; Auslieferung; Privater Sektor; Öffentlicher Sektor; Child; Kind; Kinder; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Family program; Familienprogramm; School
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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01