Study Finds Ending Universal Free School Meals Linked to Rising Student Meal Debt and Stigma (AUDIO)

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Juliana F.W. Cohen, ScD, RD, , Director of the Center for Health Innovation, Research, and Policy at Merrimack College, and Adjunct Professor of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, presents the results of a new study of nearly 1,000 school food authorities on the discontinuation of universal free school meal policies. Researchers found significant increases in school meal debt and student stigma and declines in participation.

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Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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