NPI News Blog

Nutrition Policy Institute welcomes Erin Esaryk

Oct 19, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute researchers present at American Public Health Association annual meeting on increasing fresh local produce in prisons, nutrition text messages to SNAP participants, and delayed access to healthcare during COVID-19

Oct 19, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute presentation at the NIH ‘State of the Science’ workshop on Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities is now available online

Oct 8, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute’s Wendi Gosliner featured in Western Farm Press article on text messages to CalFresh participants on healthy produce

Oct 6, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
UC Berkeley student named Global Food Initiative Fellow with Nutrition Policy Institute

Sep 30, 2021
- Food
- Health
More than 1.8 million Californians are still behind on rent payments despite progress protecting California renters from eviction during the pandemic

Sep 27, 2021
Nutrition Policy Institute partners with UC researchers to identify promising practices to support the health of California agriculture workers

Sep 14, 2021
- Agriculture
- Health
New NPI report details methods used by California Local Health Departments for documenting SNAP-Ed–CalFresh Healthy Living–interventions

Sep 13, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI’s Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Washington Post article on increase in childhood obesity rates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sep 3, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
Study by Stanford and NPI researchers describes barriers and best-practices for school districts offering meals during the COVID-19 pandemic despite school closures

Aug 19, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
New report details the development and implementation of a first-of-its-kind campus-wide nutrition policy at UC Berkeley

Aug 11, 2021
- Food
- Health
- Innovation
Nutrition Policy Institute submits comments to EPA on school drinking water safety and lead testing

Aug 9, 2021
Newly updated National Drinking Water Alliance map tracks water safety

Aug 6, 2021
New University of California and Stanford study reveals lack in California school district wellness policies

Jul 12, 2021
- Family
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute welcomes Celeste Felix

Jul 12, 2021
New NPI study suggests online training for child care providers improves knowledge and awareness of California's Healthy Beverages in Child Care policy

Jun 21, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI researchers present on WIC participant experiences during COVID-19 at the National WIC Association annual meeting

Jun 18, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
California WIC participants and agency directors agree that COVID flexibilities be retained as program options going forward

Jun 17, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI researchers present on critical role of WIC during COVID-19 pandemic at the American Society for Nutrition's annual conference, Nutrition 2021

Jun 11, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
New policy brief shows that participation in WIC is linked to higher diet quality in children

Jun 3, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health