Hursuong Vongsachang, D S Friedman, A Inns, A M Kretz, M R Mukherjee, J Callan, M Wahl, M X Repka, M E Collins
Parent and Teacher Perspectives on Factors Decreasing Participation in School-Based Vision Programs
Ophthalmic epidemiology
examine 1 parental perceptions school meals 2 student meal participation implementation healthy hungerfree kids act hhfka data collected telephone surveys 2 independent crosssectional panels new jersey 20092010 20162017 households children aged 718 years prehhfka n 1027 posthhfka n 324 parental perception school meals parental reports student participation school meals multivariable logistic regression models developed examine outcome variables school meal participation nested models analyzed first controlling sociodemographic variables followed parental perception interaction perception time parental perceptions school meals change significantly hhfka time points school meal participation rates significantly higher children parents perceived school meals healthy compared children whose parents perceived meals unhealthy prehhfka 899 vs 751 p 0001 posthhfka 873 vs 649 p 002 higher perception school meal quality associated higher participation important school food programs inform parents improved nutritional quality school meals