- Author: Alexa Erickson
- Contact: Tuline N Baykal
- Contributor: Max Fairbee
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CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE and Master Gardeners in Alameda County promote healthy people and communities: Working with South County Homeless Project residents to grow fresh vegetables in a therapeutic green space.
The Issue
California has one of the highest populations of unhoused people in the nation - 44 out of every 10,000 people do not have stable housing. Being unhoused is strongly tied to food insecurity, including a lack of access to fresh foods and...
- Author: Kimberly C Ingram
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/h2>- Author: Eli Israel Figueroa
- Editor: Andra Nicoli
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CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL), University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) in Contra Costa County promotes healthy communities with a nutrition education curriculum designed to improve teens' eating and fitness choices. Of the 117 middle school youth who participated in EatFit, 30% increased the number of times they ate vegetables.
- Author: Brady Holder
- Author: Peter Ako Larbi
- Author: Jackie Atim
- Author: Daniel Cabrera
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Upon touring...
- Author: Amanda M Linares
- Contributor: Kaela Plank
- Contributor: Sridharshi Hewawitharana
- Contributor: Gail Woodward-Lopez
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Nutrition Policy Institute rolled out an online evaluation tool, EATS, for local health departments to evaluate school-based CalFresh Healthy Living during pandemic-related school closures. EATS data showed that students receiving school meals during the closures were more likely to eat fruits and vegetables, an important insight that could impact school nutrition policy in the future.
The Issue
In March 2020, schools across California shuttered in an effort to protect students and staff from COVID-19 infection. School closures impacted...