Nutrition Policy Institute research on school meals during COVID-19 and school drinking water promotion for obesity prevention presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2022 meeting

Apr 8, 2022

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers will be sharing results from their latest studies at the upcoming Pediatric Academic Societies 2022 Meeting. A collaborative project including NPI's Christina Hecht and Ken Hecht, ‘Parent Perception of Quality, Appeal and Healthfulness of School Meals in the San Joaquin Valley during COVID-19: A Photovoice Project' will be presented by Tatum Sohlberg of Stanford University on April 23. Lorrene Ritchie's collaborative project ‘Effectiveness of an Elementary School Drinking Water Promotion and Access Intervention for Prevention of Obesity: A Cluster-Randomized Trial' will be presented by Anisha Patel of Stanford University also on April 23. The meeting happens in Denver, CO, April 21-25, 2022, with in-person, live-streaming and on-demand pre-recorded content available.


By Danielle L. Lee
Author - Director of Communications & Research Engagement