The National School Lunch Program: Is It Working?

PAD-77-6 Published: Jul 26, 1977. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 1977.

Highlights

The National School Lunch Program is designed to safeguard schoolchild health by improving and/or maintaining levels of nutrition and to strengthen the agricultural economy by stimulating food demand.

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Chuck Young

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(202) 512-4800

Topics

Education

Agricultural productsFood programs for childrenNutrition surveysProgram evaluationNutritionAgricultural commoditiesSchoolsMalnutritionDiseasesStudents