Nutrition Policy Institute News

Looking for a specific Blog post?

The latest news and updates from the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. Sign up to receive Research to Action, the Nutrition Policy Institute's quarterly news brief providing information on research, policy, news, announcements, events, articles and action items focused on nutrition and healthy communities.

Return to the Nutrition Policy Institute website.

NPI News Archive: 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015

Article

Nutrition Policy Institute receives NIH funding to partner with Stanford University researchers to evaluate drinking water promotion in child care settings

January 28, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers are partnering with pediatrician and public health researcher Anisha Patel from Stanford University on a new National Institutes of Health-funded study to understand the impact of a childcare-based healthy beverage intervention.

View Article

Article

Validated Local School Wellness Policy Implementation site-level questionnaire for elementary schools developed by NPI researchers

January 25, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Carolyn D Rider

Schools are an ideal setting for policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches to childhood obesity prevention.

View Article

Article

Nutrition Policy Institute director Lorrene Ritchie receives platinum author title from the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

January 21, 2022

By Danielle Lee

Lorrene Ritchie, cooperative extension nutrition specialist and director of the Nutrition Policy Institute, was awarded the title of Platinum Author in 2022 by the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

View Article

Article

Study finds that children drink fewer sugar-sweetened beverages the longer they are enrolled in WIC

January 20, 2022

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is the third-largest USDA nutrition assistance program, providing nutrition education and benefits for buying nutritious food for mothers and families with children up to age five with low income.

View Article

Article

New study suggests that a widely used tool to assess public school students’ physical fitness might not accurately measure students’ flexibility

January 10, 2022

By Danielle Lee

Sufficient physical activity during childhood is critical to support children's current and future health. Schools across the country use fitness testing to assess and track student fitness, often reporting results to parents.

View Article