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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New NPI report details methods used by California Local Health Departments for documenting SNAP-Ed–CalFresh Healthy Living–interventions

September 13, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Christina M Becker, Carolyn D Rider, Lorrene D Ritchie

The USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) is an evidence-based program that helps low-income individuals live healthier lives through education, social marketing, and policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes.

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI’s Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Washington Post article on increase in childhood obesity rates during the COVID-19 pandemic

September 3, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

Childhood obesity rates increased during the global COVID-19 pandemic according to a study published in August in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Study by Stanford and NPI researchers describes barriers and best-practices for school districts offering meals during the COVID-19 pandemic despite school closures

August 19, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Christina E Hecht, Lorrene D Ritchie

Meals provided to children at schoolsfunded by the USDAhelp mitigate childhood food insecurity. Despite COVID-19 related school closures beginning March 2020, school districts across California continued to offer meals to children and families.

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New report details the development and implementation of a first-of-its-kind campus-wide nutrition policy at UC Berkeley

August 11, 2021

By Janice Kao, Danielle Lee

In the United States, over 25 million people work and learn at colleges and universities, consuming an untold number of meals, snacks, and beverages while on campus.

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute submits comments to EPA on school drinking water safety and lead testing

August 9, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Christina E Hecht, Lorrene D Ritchie

The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)a U.S. federal regulation under the administration of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)limits the concentration of lead and copper allowed in utility-provided tap water.