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School Food Environments and Policies in U.S. Public Schools.

Finkelstein, Daniel M.; Hill, Elaine L.; Whitaker, Robert C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008

.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to examine three areas of school food environments: policies and practices, availability of … schools in 38 states. Researchers found that the overall food environment becomes significantly less healthy as students … schools and 92 percent of middle schools sold food and beverages a la carte, and nearly 80 percent of these secondary schools …

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False Choices, Policy Framing, and the Promise of "Big Data"

Decker, Paul - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

In his presidential address before the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) fall research conference in early November, Mathematica CEO Paul Decker explored the nexus between policymaking, public management, and evidence-based research.

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AAPOR Report on Big Data

Task Force Members Include: Lilli Japec; Kreuter, Frauke; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015

In recent years we have seen an increase in the amount of statistics in society describing different phenomena based on so called Big Data. The term Big Data is used for a variety of data as explained in the report, many of them characterized not just by their large volume, but also by their...

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Analytics in Context

Mathematica Policy Research; Prepared by Mathematica … - 2014

Mathematica Policy Research offers a full suite of analytics services to maximize the transformative power of data and provide optimal solutions to todayâ€™s most pressing questions. Backed by decades of experience helping clients address complex challenges, we integrate state-of-the-art...

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Secular Trends in Dietary Intake in the United States

Briefel, Ronette R.; Johnson, Clifford L. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2004

This review focuses on dietary intake and dietary supplement use among the U.S. population age 1â€“74 based on four National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted in 1971â€“74, 1976â€“80, 1988â€“94, and 1999â€“2000.

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Food Consumption Patterns of Young Preschoolers: Are They Starting Off on the Right Path?

Fox, Mary Kay; Condon, Elizabeth; Briefel, Ronette R.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

This article describes the dietary habits of 2- and 3-year-olds. Almost three-quarters of children consumed fruit, and about 70 percent ate vegetables at least once in a day. However, french fries and other fried potatoes were the most commonly eaten vegetable, and about 85 percent consumed some...

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Food Consumption Patterns of Infants and Toddlers: Where Are We Now?

Siega-Riz, Anna Maria; Deming, Denise M.; Reidy, Kathleen C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

Compared to the 2002 FITS study, FITS 2008 shows a higher percentage of infants are being breastfed, and fewer infants are consuming infant cereal. The percentage of infants and toddlers consuming desserts or candy, sweetened beverages, and salty snacks was significantly lower in 2008; however,...

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Infant Feeding Practices and Food Consumption Patterns of Children Participating in WIC

Deming, Denise M.; Briefel, Ronette R.; Reidy, Kathleen C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

Findings identify feeding and dietary issues that begin during infancy and are also present in toddler and preschool stages. These findings are useful for WIC nutritionists and health care practitioners to encourage the early development of healthful eating patterns.

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Children's Food Security and Intakes from School Meals.

Potamites, Elizabeth; Gordon, Anne - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

examines the contribution of school meals to the food and nutrient intake of children in food-secure, marginally secure, and … food-insecure households. The study finds that children from food-insecure and marginally secure households receive a … larger proportion of their food and nutrient intakes at school than do children from highly secure households. …

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Measuring the Effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation on Food Security.

Mabli, James; Ohls, Jim; Dragoset, Lisa; Castner, Laura; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to more than 47 million low …-income Americans every month. It aims to reduce hunger by facilitating beneficiaries’ access to enough food for a healthy, active … lifestyle, otherwise known as "food security." Our study conducted for the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of …

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