Nutrition Policy Institute

Lorrene Ritchie, Nutrition Policy Institute director and cooperative extension specialist, was quoted in an Oct. 17, 2022 News Nation article, WIC extension led to fewer hungry kids; will it continue?.

Nutrition Policy Institute and affiliated researchers were featured in a Morning Ag Clips article on Oct. 20, 222, Nutrition Policy Institute work underpins historic White House conference. The article introduced the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, which took place on Sept.

Kassandra Bacon joined the Nutrition Policy Institute staff as a project policy analyst on October 12, 2022. Kassandra attended the UC Berkeley School of Public Health where she earned her MPH with a concentration in Public Health Nutrition and Graduate Certificate in Food Systems.

A new study from the Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Harvard T.H.

Miranda Westfall joined the Nutrition Policy Institute on October 3, 2022 as the Director of the CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit. She will be mentored by Gail Woodward-Lopez, Principal Investigator of the unit.

A new research brief from Nutrition Policy Institute and PHFE-WIC researchers shows that WIC participants prefer an increase in the WIC cash value benefit (CVB) to purchase fruits and vegetables.

Like California, Maine is providing Universal School Meals statewide for the 2022-2023 school year.

Schools offer a unique environment to increase food security and improve dietary intake among youth. A new study proposes a novel conceptual model to understand teacher's perceptions, behavior modeling, and support of student school lunch participation.

How do we expect children to learn at school if they are hungry? says Mnica Zuercher, of the Nutrition Policy Institute.

California school food service professionals report that federal funding of universal school meals (USM) for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic increased access to healthy foods by K-12 students.