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

The American Public Health Association holds an Annual Meeting & Expo for public health professionals to engage, collaborate, and network with the overarching goal of advancing the nation's health. This year's meeting in Boston, November 6-9, 2022 will celebrate 150 Years of Creating the Healthiest Nation: Leading the Path Toward Equity. Nutrition Policy Institute researchers will share findings that bring nutrition equity to the forefront of federal programs, school nutrition, community health, health literacy, and the food retail environment. A list of the poster presentations and live oral presentations is found below. 

Retail food environment: 

• What can we learn from California's investment in the Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program? 
  Authors: Carolyn Chelius, Caroline Long, Taylor Baisey, Wendi Gosliner
  Wednesday, November 9, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.; oral presentation

School meals: 

• Providing School Meals to All Students Free of Cost: Challenges and Benefits Reported by School District Foodservice Professionals to Inform California's Policy Implementation
  Authors: Wendi Gosliner, Monica Zuercher, Juliana Cohen, Christina Hecht, Michele Polacsek, Kenneth Hecht, Lindsey Turner, Marlene Schwartz, Anisha Patel, Lorrene Ritchie
  Monday, November 7, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; oral presentation

• Impact of a teacher intervention to encourage students to eat school lunch 
  Authors: Hannah Thompson, Stephanie Machado, Kristine Madsen, Renata Cauchon-Robles, Marisa Neelon, Lorrene Ritchie
  Monday, November 7, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; oral presentation

SNAP-Ed: 

• Evaluation identifies the most promising combinations of school-based Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) interventions for improving student fitness
  Authors: Sridharshi Hewawitharana, Gail Woodward-Lopez, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Francesco Acciai, Hannah R. Thompson, Wendi Gosliner
  Monday, November 7, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; oral presentation

• Reductions in public health obesity prevention interventions due to COVID-19 disproportionately affect neighborhoods with pre-existing health inequities
  Authors: Erin E Esaryk, Carolyn D Rider, Gail Woodward-Lopez
  Tuesday, November 8, Session 8; 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.; poster presentation

• A novel approach to measuring potential for health equity impact in community health interventions 
  Authors: Janice Kao, Gail Woodward-Lopez, Christina Becker, Carolyn Rider, Erin Esaryk, Evan Talmage
  Tuesday, November 8, Session 7; 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.; poster presentation

WIC: 

• Assessing changes associated with expanding the WIC Cash-Value Benefit for the purchase of fruits and vegetables among children age 1 to 5 years: a longitudinal study
  Authors: Marisa Tsai, Christopher Anderson, Catherine Martinez, Martha Meza, Lauren Au, Lorrene Ritchie, Shannon Whaley
  Tuesday, November 8, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.; oral presentation

Other: 

• Impact of an arts-based public health literacy program delivered online to high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Authors: Hannah Thompson, Jackie Mendelson, Maya Zamek, Gabriel Cortez, Dean Schillinger
  Wednesday, November 9, 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.; oral presentation