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New research brief describes an innovative school district food distribution hub connecting local growers with institutional buyers to increase access to fresh, local, high-quality produce

April 12, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Ron Strochlic, Kenneth Hecht, Lorrene D Ritchie

A new Nutrition Policy Institute research brief describes the benefits of an innovative food distribution hub run by a school district the first of its kind in the nation.

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Nutrition Policy Institute research on school meals during COVID-19 and school drinking water promotion for obesity prevention presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2022 meeting

April 8, 2022

By Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers will be sharing results from their latest studies at the upcoming Pediatric Academic Societies 2022 Meeting.

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NPI director Lorrene Ritchie is USDA NIFA featured researcher in honor of Women’s History Month

March 31, 2022

By Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute inaugural director and UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources cooperative extension nutrition specialist, Lorrene Ritchie, was featured in the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture's Women's History Month spotlight on March 21, 2022.

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Marisa Tsai receives UC Berkeley Cheri Pies award for her doctoral studies to examine intergenerational transmission of food security

March 30, 2022

By Danielle Lee

Marisa Tsai, researcher at the University of California Nutrition Policy Institute, received the UC Berkeley School of Public Health Cheri Pies award for her doctoral work to examine intergenerational transmission of food security.

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Comprehensive California and US-based COVID-19 policy database characterizes the landscape of safety net programs and policies during the COVID-19 pandemic

March 16, 2022

By Danielle Lee

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a massive change to daily life on a global scale and further exacerbated pre-existing racial and socioeconomic disparities in health with racial/ethnic minorities and individuals with low-income more likely to be infected, die, or suffer economic consequences.

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