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Suggested Citation:"Appendix M: Potential Partnerships to Assist with Technical Training for CACFP." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12959.
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Potential Partnerships to Assist with Technical Training for CACFP

ASSOCIATIONS

Association for Child Development http://www.acdkids.org

CACFP National Professional Association http://www.cacfp.com

Child Care Food Program Roundtable http://www.ccfproundtable.org

National Association for Family Child Care Professionals http://www.naccp.org/

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies http://www.naccrra.net

National Child & Adult Care Food Program Forum http://www.cacfpforum.org

The Child and Adult Care Food Program Sponsor’s Association http://www.cacfp.org

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Cooperative Extension System’s National Network for Child Care (NNCC) http://www.nncc.org

Child Care Bureau (CCB) http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/food/efnep/efnep.html

National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) http://www.nccic.org

National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) http://www.nfsmi.org

National Head Start Association http://www.nhsa.org/index.htm

Suggested Citation:"Appendix M: Potential Partnerships to Assist with Technical Training for CACFP." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12959.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix M: Potential Partnerships to Assist with Technical Training for CACFP." Institute of Medicine. 2011. Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12959.
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The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally-funded program designed to provide healthy meals and snacks to children and adults while receiving day care at participating family day care homes, traditional child care centers, afterschool facilities, adult care facilities, and emergency shelters. CACFP has the broadest scope of any of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food program, serving more than 3 million children and 114,000 adults across the nation. To receive reimbursement for the foods served, participating programs must abide by requirements set by the USDA.

Child and Adult Care Food Program assesses the nutritional needs of the CACFP population based on Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) and makes recommendations for revisions to the CACFP meal requirements. The book outlines meal requirements that include food specifications that could be used for specific meals and across a full day, covering all age groups from infants to older adults and meal patterns designed for use in a variety of settings, including in-home care and in large centers. By implementing these meal requirements, consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain rich foods will increase while consumption of solid fats, added sugars, and sodium will decrease. Not only will this address the high prevalence of childhood obesity, it will also help to achieve consistency with the standards and regulations of other USDA nutrition assistance programs, particularly the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs.

Child and Adult Care Food Program makes practical recommendations that would bring CACFP meals and snacks into alignment with current dietary guidance. The book will serve as a vital resource for federal and state public health officials, care providers working in child and adult day care facilities, WIC agencies, officials working with the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, and other organizations serving at-risk populations.

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