Youth Development

Christian Black joined the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of California in September 2024 as our 2024-2025 UC Bonnie Reiss Climate Action Fellowship, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Fellow.

An article in EdSource by Hannah Thompson of the Nutrition Policy Institute and Rebecca London of the University of California Santa Cruz discussed the impacts of the Recess for All law in California schools.

A 2024 article by Matthew Yoshimoto of The Daily Californian discussed Berkeley's 2014 soda tax, and its presence on the ballot in November 2024. Since its implementation, the soda tax, a 1-cent-per-ounce excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, has had drastic impacts on community health.

Modificar la Ley Agrcola puede reducir las barreras a las que se enfrentan los estudiantes En el 2015, un estudio revel que 4 de cada 10 estudiantes de UC carecan de suficiente dinero para comprar alimentos que les permitieran mantener una alimentacin saludable y a pesar de los esfuerzos por mejorar...

Harmony Village es un complejo de viviendas para veteranos, discapacitados y adultos mayores de bajos recursos, donde, con el apoyo de expertos de Extensin Cooperativa de la Universidad de California, se ha establecido un huerto donde los residentes podrn cosechar una variedad de productos frescos q...

It's delightful to see a child browsing through an insect book.

Fleas can be found on pets year-round, but populations tend to increase dramatically in spring and summer when temperatures are warmer. Larvae develop rapidly in areas where temperatures reach 70 to 90F.

With childhood obesity on the rise, research in early life dietary habits are essential to promoting long-term health in children. The current recommendation is for children to drink whole milk from ages 1-2 years, then drink low-fat 1% or non-fat 0% milk.

They quickly learned what all the buzz was about. The bees.

When 4-H in Ventura County sought to raise funds that would help it meet the needs of local youth now and in the future, the community responded with tremendous generosity.