A backpack program provides help for weekend child hunger

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Cotugna, Nancy ^a   Forbes, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Food Bank of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

Child hunger; Child nutrition; Food bank programs

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BACKPACK PROGRAM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SECURITY; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGER; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70849102809     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240802032099     Document Type: Article

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