Nutrition Policy Institute

Policy Briefs

Nutrition Policy Institute policy briefs are a collection of concise, evidence-based documents that outline a specific public health nutrition problem, presents research, and recommend concrete actions—like new laws, policies or programs—to policymakers, health professionals, and advocates to improve population health. Topics often included the federal nutrition programs, food insecurity and dietary quality. These briefs aim to inform decisions about policy change by making complex nutritional science accessible for targeted action.

A family child care home provider sits at a table with three children and talks to them about the food they are eating while they share a lunch meal together.
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Evidence to Support an Additional CACFP Meal Reimbursement for Family Childcare Home Providers

December 3, 2024
By Danielle Lee, Kassandra A Bacon, Celeste Felix, KC Fiedler, Susana Matias, Lorrene D Ritchie
Policy Brief • December 2024 • Download PDF (284 KB) “Ideally, we would like a reimbursement for all the meals that we serve, which is five. But if I have a secondary choice, I would want to be reimbursed four meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus either AM snack or PM snack.” – Family childcare…
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Expanded Shopping Options Needed to Improve WIC Participants’ Shopping Experience

October 17, 2024
By Danielle Lee, Celeste Felix, KC Fiedler, Lorrene D Ritchie
Policy Brief • October 2024 • Download PDF (305 KB)What is the Issue?The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides supplemental food, nutrition education and referrals to over 6.7 million U.S. women, infants and children with low-income, who are at nutrition risk…
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WIC App Modifications Needed to Improve WIC Participants’ Shopping Experience

October 16, 2024
By Danielle Lee, Celeste Felix, KC Fiedler, Lorrene D Ritchie
Policy Brief • October 2024 • Download PDF (265 KB)What is the Issue?The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides supplemental food, nutrition education and referrals to over 6.7 million U.S. women, infants and children with low-income and who are at nutrition…
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A young girl sitting at a table with other young children grabs a bowl of fruit.
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Research Shows that CACFP Helps Fill Nutrition Gaps for Preschoolers

May 2, 2022
By Danielle Lee
Policy Brief • May 2022CACFP Delivers Healthy Food for PreschoolersIt is important to lay the foundation for healthy eating habits early in life.1 The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides balanced and nutritious meals to nearly 800,000 California preschoolers daily.2Nutrition…
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