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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Newly updated National Drinking Water Alliance map tracks water safety

August 6, 2021

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee, Christina E Hecht

Since the Flint Water Crisisthe 2014 watershed moment for public health and drinking water safety in Flint, Michiganpublic concern over drinking water safety, especially for children, has only grown.

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New University of California and Stanford study reveals lack in California school district wellness policies

July 12, 2021

By Danielle Lee

University of California researchers from multiple locationsBerkeley, Irvine, San Francisco, and the Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI)collaborated with researchers at Stanford University to investigate language concerning drinking water in school district wellness policies in a random sample of 240 C...

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute welcomes Celeste Felix

July 12, 2021

By Danielle Lee

The University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) welcomed Celeste Felix to the team on July 11, 2021 as a Project Policy Analyst. Celeste recently graduated from UC Berkeley with an MPH in Nutrition.

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New NPI study suggests online training for child care providers improves knowledge and awareness of California's Healthy Beverages in Child Care policy

June 21, 2021

By Danielle Lee

California's 2010 Healthy Beverages in Child Care Act (AB2084) specifies that only unflavored low-fat milk or nonfat milk be served to children aged 2 years or older, allows no more than 1 daily serving of 100% juice, prohibits beverages with added sweeteners, and requires that safe drinking water b...

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI researchers present on WIC participant experiences during COVID-19 at the National WIC Association annual meeting

June 18, 2021

By Danielle Lee

The federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support to low-income women, infants and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk.