TY - JOUR AU - Zaltz, Daniel A. AU - Hecht, Amelie A. AU - Pate, Russell R. AU - Neelon, Brian AU - O’Neill, Jennifer R. AU - Benjamin-Neelon, Sara E. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/06/05 TI - Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program is associated with fewer barriers to serving healthier foods in early care and education JO - BMC Public Health SP - 856 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Early care and education (ECE) is an important setting for influencing young children’s dietary intake. There are several factors associated with barriers to healthy eating in ECE, and recent evidence suggests that participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the primary national food assistance program in ECE, may be associated with fewer barriers to serving healthier foods. However, no prior studies have examined differences between CACFP participants and non-participants across a large, multi-state sample. This is the first study to examine the association between CACFP participation and barriers to serving healthier foods in ECE using a random sample of directors from two regions across the country. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08712-7 DO - 10.1186/s12889-020-08712-7 ID - Zaltz2020 ER -