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Start School with Breakfast: A Guide to Increasing School Breakfast Participation

Keywords / Description:

“Start School with Breakfast: A Guide to Increasing School Breakfast Participation” is a resource designed to promote alternatives to traditional breakfast service models provided by educators, school professionals, and other community leaders. Among other options, this guide suggests the importance of providing breakfast in the classroom, in addition to "grab n’ go" and "second-chance" breakfast options. Information is also presented about the benefits of school breakfast, innovative solutions to increase school breakfast participation, hands-on tools for advocates, and success stories from communities across the nation.

Toolkit:

Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Child, Chronic Disease, Nutrition, Obesity, School

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

National Education Association Health Information Network

Submitted:

01/11/2012

Modified:

01/17/2012

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