| Project: Evaluating the Impact of School Breakfast and Lunch |
| Award Year: 2001 |
| Amount of award, fiscal 2001: $150,000.00 |
| Institution: RAND |
| Principal Investigator: Steven Haider |
| Status: Completed |
| Detailed Objective: The project investigates effects of the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program on participants' food security and nutrition outcomes using both clinical and interview data.
Using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), this research will examine the effect of school meals on student health. In particular, the research analyzes the blood content of school age children, differentiating between students surveyed during the school year and those surveyed in the summer or winter breaks
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| Topic: Food Security, Nutrition-Related Health Outcomes, School Lunch and Breakfast |
| Dataset: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) |
Output:
Bhattacharya, J., J. Currie, and S. Haider. “Breakfast of Champions? The School Breakfast Program and the Nutrition of Children and Families,” Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 41, No. 3, Summer 2006.
Bhattacharya, J., J. Currie, and S. Haider. Evaluating the Impact of School Nutrition Programs: Final Report, E-FAN-04-008, USDA, ERS, July 2004. |