Impacts of Covid-19 School Closures on School Food Service Revenue: Analysis of Public Local Education Agencies in Maryland.

Autor: Zafari Z; Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, Baltimore, MD., Cohen JFW; Department of Public Health and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, Merrimack College, Andover, MA., Sessom-Parks L; Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs, Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD., Lessard D; School Nutrition Association, Arlington, VA., Cooper M; Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs, Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD., Hager E; Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of school health [J Sch Health] 2023 May; Vol. 93 (5), pp. 386-394. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 24.
DOI: 10.1111/josh.13299
Abstrakt: Background: The public health policies and school closures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic have created disruptions in school meal programs. Research is needed to understand the changes in school food service revenue before and during the initial Covid-19-related school shutdowns.
Methods: A longitudinal cohort study examining federal and state reimbursements as well as sales revenues for all public local education agencies (LEAs) in Maryland from school years (SY) 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 was conducted. Monthly changes in federal and state reimbursements for Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) were examined.
Results: In the SY 2018-2019, the total revenues from federal and state reimbursements for SBP, NSLP, SFSP, and at-risk CACFP were $272.9 million; in comparison, for the SY 2019-2020, the total revenues were $241.8 million (11.4% reduction from SY 2018-2019). On average, the school shutdown (during March to June 2020) was associated with a $450,385 (p-value < .01) reduction in federal and state reimbursements per LEA-month (41% reduction).
Conclusions: The school shutdown during the Covid-19 pandemic was associated with a statistically significant reduction in school food service revenues across Maryland's public LEAs.
(© 2023 American School Health Association.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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