The Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network, or NOPREN, informs policies and practices designed to support the intake of healthy, nutritious foods so that everyone has a fair chance at health. It is a collaborative network of policy researchers and evaluators, practitioners, people representing professional organizations and community organizations, and people working in government agencies.

The recently released NOPREN Special Collection features 14 peer-reviewed publications authored by NOPREN members in 2024-2025, spotlighting the many ways in which NOPREN member’s research has informed nutrition policy and practice at the national, state, and local levels. Seven of the 14 featured articles were published by Nutrition Policy Institute researchers and collaborators. The articles covered topics related to the Child and Adult Care Food program, healthy beverage consumption, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants and Children, school meals for all policies and drinking water access in schools. The articles are listed below:

• Child and Adult Care Food Program: Family Childcare Home Providers’ Perceptions of Impacts of Increased Meal and Snack Reimbursement Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Child Beverage Consumption in US Early Care and Education Settings, 2008–2020
• Evaluating the Association of the Increase in the WIC Cash Value Benefit on the Diversity of MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables Redeemed and Consumed By Children in Low-Income Households
• Foodservice Directors' Perceived Barriers to Student Participation in School Meals When Meals Were Served Free of Charge During the 2021–2022 School Year
• The impact of a water promotion and access intervention on elementary school students in the presence of food insecurity
• Statewide Universal School Meal Policies and Food Insecurity in Households With Children
• Water First School Water Promotion and Access Intervention: A Cost Analysis Study

Read the full 2024-2025 NOPREN Special Collection online.