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

August 23, 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 18, 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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New study finds that a farmers market incentive program for SNAP shoppers is associated with decreased participant food insecurity

August 10, 2022

By Wendi Gosliner, Sridharshi C Hewawitharana, Ron Strochlic, Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers conducted an evaluation of the California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP), which provides CalFresh (the California division of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants with dollar-for-dollar incentives for the purchase of California-grown...

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NPI contributes recommendations to the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

August 8, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Christina E Hecht, Lorrene D Ritchie

For the second time since 1969, the White House is holding a conference on US nutrition. The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, planned for September 2022, aims to provide a comprehensive package of strategies to reduce hunger and improve nutrition and health in the US.

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NPI researchers awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program funding to evaluate COVID-19 and socioeconomic recovery efforts

August 2, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie, Wendi Gosliner

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers were awarded three separate 18-month research grants up to $250,000 as part of the Healthy Eating Research 2021 special solicitation on COVID-19 and Socioeconomic Recovery Efforts.

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