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New study suggests working families with low income spend their tax credits on basic needs such as bills, debt, housing and transportation

July 25th, 2023

By Wendi Gosliner, Danielle Lee

Eligible working families with low income that have children can receive the earned income tax credit, commonly known as the EITC, annually in the form of a lump-sum federal tax refund averaging about $2,500.

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NPI’s Wendi Gosliner appointed to National Institute of Health working group tasked to better understand the intersection of food systems, diet, nutrition, and health in a changing environment

July 24th, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner

Nutrition Policy Institute's senior researcher Wendi Gosliner was recently appointed as a workgroup member to the National Institutes of Health, Agriculture and Diet: Value Added for Nutrition, Translation and Adaptation in a Global Ecology, also known as the ADVANTAGE Project.

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Gail Woodward-Lopez retires after 23 years of leadership in advancing nutrition

July 20th, 2023

By Michael Hsu, Danielle Lee

Young people across California and the U.S.

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Learn about sugary drink policies with new resources

July 19th, 2023

By Christina E Hecht, Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

The University of California Research Consortium on Beverages and Health, a group of faculty from every UC campus coordinated by the Nutrition Policy Institute, has released two new resources to support reducing consumption of sugary drinks.

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NPI researchers present on new tool to measure infant diet quality and SNAP-Ed school interventions at Nutrition 2023

July 17th, 2023

By Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers will present their collaborative research findings at the American Society for Nutrition, Nutrition 2023 annual conference in-person in Boston, Mass.

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