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Lorrene Ritchie receives additional funding to study diet quality of children participating in the Women, Infants and Children program through 9 years of age

October 15, 2020

By Danielle Lee

The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides nutritious foods, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care to over 6.

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Wendi Gosliner receives grant to support increased procurement of California grown fruits, vegetables, and nuts in California state prisons

October 15, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute's Wendi Gosliner was awarded a $439,345 California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Specialty Crop Block Grant to partner with Impact Justice and ChangeLab Solutions to increase demand for California-grown fruits, vegetables and nuts in California Department of Co...

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New NPI research shows that SNAP-Ed CalFresh Healthy Living school-based interventions are associated with better cardiovascular fitness in students

October 14, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Daily physical activity supports youth physical and phychosocial health and is also important for obesity prevention. Schools are an important location for physical activity promotion and obesity prevention given youth spend up to half of their waking hours in school.

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Hannah Thompson and Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Daily Californian article on USDA school meal participation study

October 13, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Lorrene Ritchie, director and UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) specialist at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI), Hannah Thompson, NPI epidemiologist and research scientist at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and Marisa...

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NPI research on school milk policies to reduce students' added sugar intake featured in Feedstuffs article

October 1, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Schools across the US are removing chocolate milk from their offerings in an effort to reduce students' added sugar intake and support their long-term health.

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