The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program that provides nutritionallybalanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. Which of the following is/are suitable measures ofequity in the NSLP program?Distribution of NSLP benefits by income group.O Percentage of NSLP benefits received by the poorest quintile.O Distribution of NSLP among Caucasian, Latino, and African American school-aged children.O NSLP meal subsidy per income group.O All of the above.

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The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program that provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. Which of the following is/are suitable measures of equity in the NSLP program? O Distribution of NSLP benefits by income group. Percentage of NSLP benefits received by the poorest quintile. O Distribution of NSLP among Caucasian, Latino, and African American school-aged children. O NSLP meal subsidy per income group. O All of the above.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program that provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. Which of the following is/are suitable measures of equity in the NSLP program? O Distribution of NSLP benefits by income group. Percentage of NSLP benefits received by the poorest quintile. O Distribution of NSLP among Caucasian, Latino, and African American school-aged children. O NSLP meal subsidy per income group. O All of the above.

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Chapter17: Income, Poverty, And Health Care

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