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NPI researchers awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program funding to evaluate COVID-19 and socioeconomic recovery efforts

August 2, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie, Wendi Gosliner

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers were awarded three separate 18-month research grants up to $250,000 as part of the Healthy Eating Research 2021 special solicitation on COVID-19 and Socioeconomic Recovery Efforts.

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NPI researchers present on drinking water and SNAP-Ed at the annual Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior conference

July 27, 2022

By Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers Christina Hecht and Janice Kao will take part in the 2022 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior conference on the intersection of nutrition education and behavior and the digital world.

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New study describes the connection between perceived tap water security in schools and water consumption by source

July 27, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

In a new cross-sectional study from the Academic Pediatrics journal, researchers investigated the impact of negative water security experiences on the preferred water sources and water intake of San Francisco Bay Area students at low-income public schools.

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NPI welcomes new data analyst Richard Pulvera to the CalFresh Healthy Living evaluation team

July 19, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Richard Pulvera, Sridharshi C Hewawitharana

The Nutrition Policy Institute welcomed Richard Pulvera to the team on July 6, 2022. Richard is an NPI research data analyst who primarily works on evaluation and reporting projects for CalFresh Healthy Living in partnership with the California Department of Public Health.

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New study shows longer participation in WIC is associated with higher diet quality and improved food security in children

July 18, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

The federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides supplemental healthy foods, health care and social service referrals, breastfeeding support, and nutrition education for pregnant and postpartum women and children up to age five in families with low in...