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

September 14th, 2021

By Ron Strochlic, Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute researcher, Ron Strochlic, received funding to partner with researchers from the University of California (UC) to identify promising practices to support the health of California agriculture workers.

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

September 13th, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Christina M Becker, Carolyn D Rider, Lorrene D Ritchie

The USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) is an evidence-based program that helps low-income individuals live healthier lives through education, social marketing, and policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes.

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NPI’s Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Washington Post article on increase in childhood obesity rates during the COVID-19 pandemic

September 3rd, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

Childhood obesity rates increased during the global COVID-19 pandemic according to a study published in August in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Study by Stanford and NPI researchers describes barriers and best-practices for school districts offering meals during the COVID-19 pandemic despite school closures

August 19th, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Christina E Hecht, Lorrene D Ritchie

Meals provided to children at schoolsfunded by the USDAhelp mitigate childhood food insecurity. Despite COVID-19 related school closures beginning March 2020, school districts across California continued to offer meals to children and families.

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New report details the development and implementation of a first-of-its-kind campus-wide nutrition policy at UC Berkeley

August 11th, 2021

By Janice Kao, Danielle Lee

In the United States, over 25 million people work and learn at colleges and universities, consuming an untold number of meals, snacks, and beverages while on campus.

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