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Nutrition Policy Institute researchers publish new method for evaluating the ‘dose’ of complex, multicomponent public health interventions

October 28, 2021

By Danielle Lee

Schools are an ideal setting to improve child nutrition and food security and are critical environments in which to implement policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) public health interventions.

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New study shows healthy beverage messaging in kids storybooks can motivate parents to serve their kids healthier beverages

October 27, 2021

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

Parents play an important role in influencing what their kids eat and drink.

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Parent perception of neighborhood fruit and vegetable availability is associated with increased home produce availability and child fruit and vegetable intake

October 25, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers evaluated parent perception of neighborhood produce availability in a large study of over 5000 children between the ages of 4-15 years in more than 130 communities across the US.

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Nutrition Policy Institute policy advisor presents at the Child and Adult Care Food Program Roundtable conference on the law requiring tap water lead testing in California child care centers

October 20, 2021

By Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute policy advisor Christina Hecht presented virtually at the 2021 Child and Adult Care Food Program conference.

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Nutrition Policy Institute welcomes Erin Esaryk

October 19, 2021

By Danielle Lee

The Nutrition Policy Institute welcomed Erin Esaryk to the team on August 9, 2021 as a research data analyst. Esaryk graduated in May 2020 from UC Berkeley with a master in public health. She also works at UC San Francisco with Sheri Weiser on projects related to food insecurity and health outcomes.

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