Issues Related to Implementation of the Afterschool Snack Service.

摘要

The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998 enhanced nutrition benefits for children in afterschool care programs by authorizing reimbursements for snacks served. These snack components are intended to provide nutrition assistance to children enrolled in afterschool care programs that offer activities known to help reduce involvement in juvenile crime or other high risk behavior. This provision represented a new initiative to bring nutritious food to the nation's children. Afterschool snacks help ensure that children receive more of the nutrients they need to learn and grow. Ensuring these benefits reach eligible children is important. Using focus group research, the Applied Research Division conducted a study to determine issues faced by Child Nutrition Program (CNP) administrators who implemented the snack component of the National School Lunch Program in afterschool care programs.