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NPI partners with Stanford, Dolores Huerta Foundation and Cultiva La Salud on a community-academic alliance to promote Universal School Meals in the San Joaquin Valley

February 24, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie, Christina E Hecht

California's San Joaquin Valley is home to many low-income Latino agricultural-worker families who disproportionately experience food insecurity and diet-related diseases. Yet free school meal participation is surprisingly low.

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New study examines perceptions of water safety and whether they influence beverage intake preferences

February 23, 2023

By Christina E Hecht, Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), instead of plain water, is associated with poorer health outcomes and a higher risk of developing diet-related chronic diseases. However, public distrust of the local water supply may deter the intake of plain drinking water.

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NPI research brief elevates voices of WIC participants to inform revisions of WIC food packages

February 17, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages provide a specific set of foods to meet nutritional needs of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk.

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New study demonstrates feasibility of online nutrition training for family child care home providers

February 17, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

Licensed family child care homes (FCCH) provide child care in individual homes, are often located in the same neighborhood as the families they serve and often provide longer hours of care at a lower cost than child care centers.

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Online restaurant meal ordering platforms in three U.S. cities do not adequately adhere to healthy default beverage laws for children’s meals

February 16, 2023

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

Healthy default beverage laws require restaurants to list healthier beveragessuch as water or unflavored milk as opposed to sugary drinksas the default option for children's meals.

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