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Evidence for Policy, the Nutrition Policy Institute's quarterly news brief, provides information on research, policy, news, announcements, events, articles and action items focused on nutrition and healthy communities. View previous issues below.
Evidence for Policy
Prior to September 2026, our email news brief was previously known as Research for Action.
2026
- Volume 10, Number 2: Beyond SNAP-Ed: A Decade of Strengthening Local Evaluation Capacity
- Volume 10, Number 1: Farm to Corrections: Increasing Incarcerated Individuals’ Access to Fresh Produce and Expanding Markets for Family Farms
2025
- Volume 9, Number 4: The California Nutrition Incentive Program—highly appreciated and underutilized
- Volume 9, Number 3: Welcoming our new director, Hannah R. Thompson
- Volume 9, Number 2: WIC Program Modernization – Perspectives from WIC Participants
- Volume 9, Number 1: Strengthening the Child and Adult Care Food Program
2024
- Volume 8, Number 4: School Meals for All Supports Students and Families [Available in Spanish - Programa Universal de Comidas Escolares Beneficia a Estudiantes y Familias]
- Volume 8, Number 3: What is the best type of milk for toddlers?
- Volume 8, Number 2: Celebrating a decade of high-impact research for healthy food, people and places
- Volume 8, Number 1: School Recess: A Chance to Address Health Inequity Across California
2023
- Volume 7, Number 4: Improving Access to Fresh, Local Produce for Incarcerated Californians
- Volume 7, Number 3: Join UC Experts in Working to Curb Sugary Drinks
- Volume 7, Number 2: Low Receipt of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Among Eligible Families
- Volume 7, Number 1: The Nutrition Policy Institute’s Innovating Approach to Evaluating SNAP-Ed
2022
- Volume 6, Number 4: A multi-pronged approach to improve college students' food security
- Volume 6, Number 3: Support universal school meals
- Volume 6, Number 2: Healthy-by-Default beverage laws for kids' meals
- Volume 6, Number 1: Policy recommendations to strengthen WIC
2021
- Volume 5, Number 3: 2021: Nutrition Policy Institute research highlights
- Volume 5, Number 2: Healthy school meals for all
- Volume 5, Number 1: Supporting improved food security during the pandemic
2020
- Volume 4, Number 4: University students struggle with basic needs
- Volume 4, Number 3: Implementing healthy vending guidelines for college campuses
- Volume 4, Number 2: Nutrition and physical activity resources during emergency times
- Volume 4, Number 1: Promising approaches for healthy food retail interventions
2019
- Volume 3, Number 4: SNAP is under attack: our largest food assistance program needs your help
- Volume 3, Number 3: The science behind sugar sweetened beverages
- Volume 3, Number 2: Turn to the tap!
- Volume 3, Number 1: Ten-year study reveals that what communities do impacts child health
2018
- Volume 2, Number 4: Improving access to nutritious food in early care and education settings
- Volume 2, Number 3: Support school nutrition programs
- Volume 2, Number 2: Improving community health, one neighborhood at a time
- Volume 2, Number 1: Prevent food waste
2017
- Volume 1, Number 4: Support rural food banks
- Volume 1, Number 3: Medical and dental providers join forces to limit children's consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages
- Volume 1, Number 2: Protect WIC from budget cuts and block granting
- Volume 1, Number 1: Improve access to safe drinking water in California