Abstract
When on schedule, the United States Congress reauthorizes the existing child nutrition programs every 5 years. These child nutrition programs include the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Summer Food Service Program; Special Milk Program; Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and Farm to School grant program. The last reauthorization, the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA), was passed in 2010. Consequently, the aforementioned programs have not been updated in nearly a decade. E. Campbell is senior director, Policy Initiatives and Advocacy, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Washington, DC. S. Crulcich is an intern, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Houston, TX. J. Folliard is a family and community health field specialist, SDSU Extension, and Academy CNR Workgroup member, Sioux Falls, SD.
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