Margaret Read
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Chapman L, Gosliner W, Olarte D, Zuercher M, Ritchie L, Orta-Aleman D, et al.
Public Health Nutr
. 2025 Feb;
:1-29.
PMID: 39901560
Objective: To understand caregivers' perceptions about their children's mealtime social experiences at school, and how they believe these social experiences impact their children's consumption of meals at school (both meals...
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Zuercher M, Orta-Aleman D, French C, Cohen J, Hecht C, Hecht K, et al.
J Sch Health
. 2025 Jan;
95(3):235-246.
PMID: 39763015
Background: Incorporating scratch-cooked, organic, and locally grown foods into school meal programs can enhance meal quality and support local food systems. Methods: 430 California school food authorities were surveyed to...
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Zuercher M, Cohen J, Hecht C, Hecht K, Orta-Aleman D, Olarte D, et al.
Nutrients
. 2024 Oct;
16(19).
PMID: 39408342
Background/objectives: School meals are an important source of nutrition for children and have been found to help mitigate food insecurity. This study evaluated the association between food insecurity and school...
4.
Zuercher M, Cohen J, Ohri-Vachaspati P, Hecht C, Hecht K, Polacsek M, et al.
Health Aff Sch
. 2024 May;
2(1):qxad092.
PMID: 38756406
Parental perceptions of school meals can affect student participation and overall support for school meal policies. Little is known about parental school meal perceptions under universal free school meals (UFSM)...
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Chapman L, Gosliner W, Olarte D, Ritchie L, Schwartz M, Polacsek M, et al.
J Acad Nutr Diet
. 2024 May;
124(12):1561-1579.e14.
PMID: 38735530
Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Congress authorized the US Department of Agriculture to waive a variety of school meal regulations and funded school meals daily for...
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Zuercher M, Cohen J, Hecht C, Hecht K, Orta-Aleman D, Patel A, et al.
J Nutr Educ Behav
. 2024 Apr;
56(4):230-241.
PMID: 38583880
Objective: To evaluate if parent perceptions of school meals influence student participation. Design: In May 2022, an online survey was used to evaluate parents' perceptions of school meals and their...
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Soldavini J, Read M, Clay L
PLoS One
. 2023 Jul;
18(7):e0288585.
PMID: 37467240
Objective: The goal of this scoping review is to examine the published research on federal nutrition assistance programs administered by the United States (U.S.) Department of Agriculture during the COVID-19...
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Cohen J, Polacsek M, Hecht C, Hecht K, Read M, Olarte D, et al.
Nutrients
. 2022 Oct;
14(19).
PMID: 36235683
School meals play a major role in supporting children's diets and food security, and policies for universal school meals (USM) have the potential to contribute to positive child health outcomes....
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McLoughlin G, Fleischhacker S, Hecht A, McGuirt J, Vega C, Read M, et al.
J Nutr Educ Behav
. 2020 Dec;
52(12):1120-1130.
PMID: 33308514
Objective: To conduct a nationwide assessment of child nutrition administrative agencies' responses to meal service provision during coronavirus disease 2019-related school closures. Design: Systematic coding of government websites (February-May 2020)...
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Asada Y, Hughes A, Read M, Schwartz M, Schermbeck R, Turner L, et al.
Health Promot Pract
. 2020 Mar;
22(6):880-889.
PMID: 32114824
Renewed federal requirements for local school wellness policies highlighted the continued importance of supporting school districts as they implement and evaluate wellness initiatives. Superintendents-as school district leaders-play a critical role...