The Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) examines causes and complex conditions that contribute to obesity, that have public health implications or warrant the development of population health strategies and approaches.
December 22, 2016 In a Huffington Post article by Joseph Erbentraut on efforts by conservative lawmakers in the House Freedom Caucus to do away with the school lunch program, Dr. Lorrene Ritchie, director of the Nutrition Policy Institute, was quoted about the benefits of the program.
These brief, less than 60-seconds, videos can be used by early childhood nutrition educators to demonstrate several key evidence-based recommendations for what and how to feed infants and toddlers in Family Child Care Homes. The videos were developed by the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of…
The Nutrition Policy Institute is studying critical questions that drive improvements in school food and physical activity. Schools are the most important places where children develop lifelong healthy habits.
December 30, 2015 The Nutrition Policy Institute, in collaboration with Karina Diaz Rios, Katherine Soule and Marisa Neelon in the UC Cooperative Extension and Dr.
Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, California was the first state in the nation to invest in providing school breakfast and lunch at no charge to all public and charter school students in grades TK-12, or School Meals for All. SMART-MEALS is School Meals for All Research and Trends: Measuring,…
Nutrition Policy Institute's research in the childcare field focuses on early interventions among at-risk preschoolers, prior to the onset of unhealthy eating habits and sedentary patterns.
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Research to Action, the Nutrition Policy Institute's quarterly news brief, provides information on research, policy, news, announcements, events, articles and action items focused on nutrition and healthy communities.
