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NPI job openings: Assistant Project Scientist

August 31st, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner

Two Assistant Project Scientist positions are available at the Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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An employee-centered framework for healthy workplaces modeled through a third-party certification program for improving farmworker conditions

August 24th, 2022

By Ron Strochlic, Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

Case studies from five farms certified by the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) inform a worker-centered framework for workplace health promotion in a new article published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research.

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Job opening: Project Assistant with NPI operations team

August 24th, 2022

By Danielle Lee

A Project Assistant position is available at the Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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Research brief highlights benefits and challenges faced by California school foodservice professionals during COVID-19 and beyond

August 23rd, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner, Lorrene D Ritchie

In their latest research brief, Nutrition Policy Institute researchers highlight the benefits and challenges faced by California school foodservice professionals implementing the federally-funded universal school meals through the Seamless Summer Option during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New study describes California’s successful hybrid remote and in-person WIC programs during the COVID-19 pandemic

August 18th, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

New research shows that participants and directors of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) across California greatly appreciate the hybrid model of remote and in-person services that have been offered during the COVID-19 pandemic, and recommend permanentl...

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