Difference-in-Differences Estimates of the Association of Participation in the Community Eligibility Provision With Percentage of Patients With a High Blood Pressure (BP) Measurement, Aggregated by Years Relative to Policy Adoption (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Difference-in-Differences Estimates of the Association of Participation in the Community Eligibility Provision With Percentage of Patients With a High Blood Pressure (BP) Measurement, Aggregated by Years Relative to Policy Adoption

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Participation in universal free meals was associated with an 11% net decrease in the proportion of patients with high blood pressure over a five-year period. The above chart shows the annual difference in the percentage of students with high blood pressure in participating schools and non-participating schools.

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