Mitigating childhood food insecurity during COVID-19: a qualitative study of how school districts in California's San Joaquin Valley responded to growing needs.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore best practices and challenges in providing school meals during COVID-19 in a low-income, predominantly Latino, urban-rural region.

Design

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.

Setting

Six school districts in California's San Joaquin Valley.

Participants

School district stakeholders (n 11) included food service directors, school superintendents and community partners (e.g. funders, food cooperative). Focus groups (n 6) were comp

SUBMITTER: Jowell AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367873 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature