Annotated Bibliography
Articles and Books...
Helping the Homeless In School and Out
This article highlights the important role that teachers and schools play in both the identification of students in need as well as the provision of the resources needed. There are personal stories intermixed with statistics.
Holgersson-Shorter, H. (2010). Helping the Homeless In School and Out. Retrieved from http://www.teachingtolerance.org/
- Summer Lunch Crunch
This article highlights the short falls of The National Free/Reduced Lunch Program. The article focuses on the lack of food service during times when school is not in session. It also speculates as why the program is underused. The article suggests an alternative that would allow for more children to receive food during these times.
Schwartz, H. (June, 2007). Summer Lunch Crunch. The Nation.
- School Meals Makeover Stirs the Pot
This article provides an overview of the recently passed Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The article looks at all of the changes that will occur to the school breakfast and lunch programs. The article provides insight into both sides of the debate.
Shah, N. (2011) School Meals Makeover Stirs the Pot. Education Weekly. Vol 30. No 27.
- 12 Myths About Hunger
This is an article lists 12 myths about hunger. For each of the facts, the authors dispel the myth and state true fact in regard to the issue. The article provides great prospective on common misconceptions and provides the readers with insight as to how other individuals are thinking about the issue.
Moore Lappé, F., Collins J., Rosset,P., & Esparza, L. (Oct. 1998) World Hunger: 12 Myths, 2nd Edition, Institute for Food and Development Policy Backgrounder. Vol.5, No. 3
- The school lunch wars
Hinman, K. (2011). The school lunch wars. Wilson Quarterly, Vol 35 No.2, p.16-21.
- Hunger in our schools: Share our strength’s teacher report
This report is an in-depth look at hunger particularly in U.S. Schools. The report provides excellent graphs and charts of statistics.
Lake, C., Snell, A. R., Perry, M. J., Mermin, D., Meadow, R. G., Gotoff, D., & Ulibarri, J. (2010). Hunger in our schools: Share our strength’s teacher report. Retrieved from http://www.strength.org/school_breakfast/pdfs/report_full.pdf- Hunger: Its Impact on Children’s Health and Mental Health
Weinreb, Wehler, C., Perloff, J., Scott,R., Hosmer,D., Sagor,L., & Gundersen, C. (Oct 2002). Hunger: Its Impact on Children’s Health and Mental Health. Pediatrics. Vol. 110 No. 4
Other articles:
Brown, J. (2003). Center on hunger and poverty. Congressional Digest, Vol 82 No5, p.155.
Kleinman, Hall, Green, Korzec-Ramirez, Patton, Pagano, & Murphy. (2002). Diet, breakfast, and academic performance in children. Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, 462430.doi:10.1159/000066399.
French, S. A., Story, M., Fulkerson, J. A., & Gerlach, A. (2003). Food environment in secondary schools: À la carte, vending machines, and food policies and practices. American Journal of Public Health, Vol 93No. 7, p.1161-1167.
Miner, B(2006). Don’t bite the hand that feeds. Rethinking Schools, 20(4). Retrieved from http://www.rethinkingschools.org/restrict.asp?path=archive/20_04/bite204.shtml
McLendon, R. (2010). Is Organic Food Worth the Cost? Retrieved from: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/translating-uncle-sam/stories/is-organic-food-worth-the-cost-0 Retrieved: (6/1/2011)
- Cafeteria manager interview
Soccorsy, K. & Lowen, A. (interviewers) Lannaoye, D. (interviewee). (2011) Food Service and Free/Reduced lunch system in Seattle public schools.
Multimedia...
Websites/Organizations...
- National School Lunch Program
An in-depth look at the National School Lunch Program. The site contains the history of the program, statistics, and links to related articles.
United States Department of Agriculture. (2011).National School Lunch Program. Retrieved from http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/
- King County Participation in Free/Reduced Lunch Program
Statistical information specifically related to King County in regards to Free/Reduced Lunch Programs can be found on this site.
Sustainable Seattle (2010). Participation in Free/Reduced Lunch Program. Retrieved from http://www.b-sustainable.org/social-environment/participation-in-free-reduced-price-lunch-program-at-schools
- Numbers of Hungry Children Increasing In US
This video describes the issues that the low-income families of Washington D.C. face on a daily basis, such as providing healthy food on a consistent basis. The video depicts the efforts of local community organizations who donate food via food banks and the free courses, offered to children of this community, which help them learn about nutrition and how to properly feed themselves within their family's budget.
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/, Video Link: http://youtu.be/B8_HMEHTHNo, Retrieved: 04/28/2011).
- The Importance of School Breakfast
Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Program Director talks about the importance of School Breakfast...'kids can't learn when they're hungry.'"
Smith, C. (February 2011) The Importance of School Breakfast Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/, Video Link: http://youtu.be/ztLBeXUcZ00, Retrieved: 04/28/2011).
- Processed People
This documentary is a series of interviews that explore the U.S. current systematic problems with obesity, processed foods.
Nelson, J. ( Producer & Director). (2009). Processed People [Motion picture]. United States: Mostly Magic Media.
