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Kaiser Permanente supports NPI in conducting a community health needs assessment

March 11, 2021

By Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute's Suzanne Rauzon received funding from the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute to conduct a community health needs assessment for community members served by Kaiser Permanente in California. The 10-month project began in February 2021.

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Dairy Council of California funds new NPI pilot study on milk types for toddlers

March 10, 2021

By Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute's (NPI) Lorrene Ritchie and Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics' Anisha Patel were awarded $149,545 from the Dairy Council of California to examine the effects of different milk types on young children's health.

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Commentary in JAMA Pediatrics on the importance of body mass index assessment and surveillance in schools

March 1, 2021

By Danielle Lee

Nutrition Policy Institute's Gail Woodward-Lopez co-authored a commentary in JAMA Pediatrics on the importance of body mass index assessment (BMI) and surveillance in schools.

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Interactive roadmap for Indigenous communities to support increased healthy beverage consumption and reduced sugar-sweetened beverages

February 19, 2021

By Danielle Lee

The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation has released a new interactive resource for Indigenous communities and all communities interested in increasing consumption of drinking water in place of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB).

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Corner store owners share their experiences with the CDFA Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program

February 18, 2021

By Danielle Lee

The California Department of Food and Agriculture's Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program provides grants to corner stores in disadvantaged neighborhoods to purchase energy-efficient refrigeration units for stocking California-grown fresh produce, nuts and minimally processed foods.

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