Mitigating childhood food insecurity during COVID-19: a qualitative study of how school districts in California's San Joaquin Valley responded to growing needs.
Mitigating childhood food insecurity during COVID-19: a qualitative study of how school districts in California's San Joaquin Valley responded to growing needs.
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DOI：
10.1017/s1368980021003141
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发表时间：
2023-05
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Patel AI
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作者：
Jowell AH;Bruce JS;Escobar GV;Ordonez VM;Hecht CA;Patel AI
探索在以拉丁裔为主的低收入城乡地区提供新冠肺炎期间学校餐饮的最佳做法和挑战。对学区利益相关者和家长焦点小组进行了半结构化访谈，以探索2020年6月至8月新冠肺炎期间学校膳食的提供情况。对数据进行了编码，并确定了指导分析的主题。社区组织参与研究设计、招募、数据收集和分析的方方面面。加州圣华金河谷的六个学区。学区利益相关者(N 11)包括食品服务主任、学校负责人和社区合作伙伴(如资助者、食品合作社)。重点小组(N 6)由参加学校膳食方案的儿童的父母(N 29)组成。学区面临的新冠肺炎相关挑战包括开发安全的餐饮分配系统、提高低参与率、支付与新冠肺炎相关的成本以及随时了解政策变化。家庭面临的障碍包括交通困难、安全问题和缺乏新鲜食物。解决障碍的创新战略包括大流行电子福利转移(EBT)、公共汽车站送货、社区接送地点、批量配餐和利用合作伙伴资源。关注更新鲜、更有吸引力的食物，以及学校官员和家长之间更好的沟通，可能会促进参与。利用外部伙伴关系的地区更有能力在大流行期间提供食物。此外，增加获得新鲜食品的机会和利用美国农业部豁免的政策可能会促进学校用餐的参与。最后，与社区组织合作，并根据家长的反馈采取行动，可以改善学校用餐系统，并与大流行EBT相结合，解决儿童食品不安全问题。
To explore best practices and challenges in providing school meals during COVID-19 in a low-income, predominantly Latino, urban–rural region. Semi-structured interviews with school district stakeholders and focus groups with parents were conducted to explore school meal provision during COVID-19 from June to August 2020. Data were coded and themes were identified to guide analysis. Community organisations were involved in all aspects of study design, recruitment, data collection and analysis. Six school districts in California’s San Joaquin Valley. School district stakeholders (n 11) included food service directors, school superintendents and community partners (e.g. funders, food cooperative). Focus groups (n 6) were comprised of parents (n 29) of children participating in school meal programmes. COVID-19-related challenges for districts included developing safe meal distribution systems, boosting low participation, covering COVID-19-related costs and staying informed of policy changes. Barriers for families included transportation difficulties, safety concerns and a lack of fresh foods. Innovative strategies to address obstacles included pandemic-electronic benefits transfer (EBT), bus-stop delivery, community pick-up locations, batched meals and leveraging partner resources. A focus on fresher, more appealing meals and greater communication between school officials and parents could boost participation. Districts that leveraged external partnerships were better equipped to provide meals during pandemic conditions. In addition, policies increasing access to fresh foods and capitalising on United States Department of Agriculture waivers could boost school meal participation. Finally, partnering with community organisations and acting upon parent feedback could improve school meal systems, and in combination with pandemic-EBT, address childhood food insecurity.