Nutrition & Health

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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

How to Use Pesticides Safely

February 17, 2021
February is a month where we celebrate and acknowledge many things: Black History Month, Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, President's Day, and others.
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Farmworkers
Nuestra Comunidad: Article

Field workers doubly struck by the pandemic

February 17, 2021
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Spanish click here Agricultural workers have not stopped working since they were deemed essential at the start of the pandemic. They have continued to plant, harvest, and process the nation's food during the crisis as well as during devastating fires.
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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Stop Illegal Pesticide Sales Online

February 11, 2021
News Releases from US EPA Region 10 - February 9, 2021 The Seattle office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has issued a stop sale order to Amazon.
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Healthy Central Sierra: Article

New & Noteworthy this February

February 11, 2021
Visit these links for a round-up of recent health and nutrition news, information, and events. For general healthy eating information based on an expert analysis of nutrition research, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov. For individual questions, consult a registered dietitian or medical provider.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

California Department of Public Health's CalFresh Healthy Living program evaluation strategy presented at Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators 2021 conference

February 11, 2021
By Danielle Lee
The Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) works in partnership with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and local health departments (LHDs) to evaluate CDPH's CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) program, which is known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Program...
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Call for proposals for the Biomigrations: Food Justice, Security, and Sovereignty in the Americas conference, April 2-3, 2021

February 11, 2021
By Danielle Lee
The Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) Graduate Student Council is inviting graduate student scholars, community members, and artists to submit proposal abstracts of speeches, scholarly papers, or in-progress film/mixed media works to discuss at their first annual Food Systems Conference, titled Biomigr...
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