NPI News Blog

New report shares perspectives from over 38,000 WIC participants in 21 states

Apr 15, 2024

NPI receives funding to conduct a research project on milk-fat content effects on toddler health

Mar 20, 2024

Study finds that SNAP and WIC stores offer healthier food retail environment in low-income California neighborhoods

Dec 19, 2023

New study identifies a promising combination of school-based Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education interventions for improving student fitness

Sep 28, 2023

Study highlights how COVID-19 changed the eating behaviors of school-aged children in families with low-income in California

Sep 1, 2023

NPI awarded California Collaborative for Pandemic Recovery and Readiness Research Program grant

Aug 9, 2023

Study suggests a school district audit, feedback and coaching program can be successfully implemented to support improved elementary school physical education

Aug 3, 2023

NPI researchers present on school meals for all, freshly-prepared school meals, and SNAP-Ed assessments at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior International Annual Conference

Jul 14, 2023

Study suggests food and nutrition text-messages sent by a CalFresh (SNAP) agency to all participants can increase purchase and intake of California-grown fruits and vegetables and improve feelings about CalFresh participation

Apr 28, 2023

Nutrition Policy Institute partners with National WIC Association and Pepperdine University to conduct survey of WIC participants from multiple states in 2023

Dec 9, 2022

Research brief on study that identified limited implementation of California’s Healthy Default Beverage law

Nov 4, 2022

Researchers target teacher perceptions of school meals to increase student school meal participation

Oct 3, 2022

Nutrition Policy Institute to share research findings at the 150th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Sep 8, 2022

UC researchers propose new tool to measure school food packaging waste as few standardized methodologies exist

May 13, 2022

Longer breastfeeding duration is associated with a greater variety of vegetables consumed by young children

Apr 22, 2022

New study suggests limited implementation of California’s Healthy Default Beverage law for children’s meals sold online

Jan 28, 2022

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

Jan 10, 2022

New NPI study suggests online training for child care providers improves knowledge and awareness of California's Healthy Beverages in Child Care policy

Jun 21, 2021

New research brief on removing chocolate milk from school cafeterias' positive impact on student population nutrition

Apr 15, 2021

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers present at the American Public Health Association's 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Expo

Oct 20, 2020