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National Drinking Water Alliance releases 2021-2022 summary of highlights and accomplishments for increasing access to safe drinking water in the US

April 12, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Christina E Hecht, Lorrene D Ritchie

The National Drinking Water Alliance, coordinated by the Nutrition Policy Institute, has summarized its progress in the drinking water space from 2021 and 2022.

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NPI welcomes Ramsha Baig as new data analyst to the CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit

April 11, 2023

By Miranda W Brown, Danielle Lee, Ramsha Baig

Ramsha Baig joined the Nutrition Policy Institute on April 6, 2023 as a research data analyst. Ramsha recently received her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

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The Infant Diet Quality Index is a new promising tool to measure diet and BMI among young children

April 11, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

The first years of life present an optimal window to establish healthy eating behaviors and support childhood development. However, there are limited measurement tools to assess diet quality during infancy.

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NPI welcomes Erica Martinez Resendiz as new project policy analyst

April 10, 2023

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

Erica Martinez Resendiz joined the Nutrition Policy Institute as a project policy analyst on April 3, 2023. Erica, who began her work at NPI as a graduate student, received her master's in public health with a concentration in public health nutrition from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

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Photos capture parents’ perceived benefits and concerns around grab-and-go school meals during COVID-19

March 3, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Christina E Hecht

Grab-and-go meals replaced cafeteria lunch lines during COVID-19 campus closures to ensure that students have reliable access to food.