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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
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI welcomes Ramsha Baig as new data analyst to the CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit

Apr 11, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute showcases text messaging innovation to improve CalFresh participants purchasing of California-grown produce at virtual CalFresh Forum

Feb 8, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI job opening: Research Data Analyst

Jan 17, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI job opening: Project Policy Analyst 4, CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit Manager

Dec 16, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI receives grant to evaluate the impact of the California Fruit and Vegetable pilot on farmers markets and CalFresh shoppers

Nov 23, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI research informing the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health highlighted in Morning Ag Clips

Oct 27, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
Welcoming Miranda Westfall to the Nutrition Policy Institute as the Director of the CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit

Oct 12, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute to share research findings at the 150th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Sep 8, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
New study finds that a farmers market incentive program for SNAP shoppers is associated with decreased participant food insecurity

Aug 10, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI researchers present on drinking water and SNAP-Ed at the annual Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior conference

Jul 27, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI welcomes new data analyst Richard Pulvera to the CalFresh Healthy Living evaluation team

Jul 19, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
Job opening: Director of the NPI CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit

Jun 23, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
New study and research brief describe school meal distribution during COVID-19 school closures and actionable steps for providing equitable meal access during emergencies

May 27, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
Study identifies how to help college students access the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

May 16, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
Study suggests SNAP shoppers can access organic fruits and vegetables at lower prices when shopping at farmers' markets compared to supermarkets

May 13, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI researchers share findings on COVID-19 impacts on local health department SNAP-Ed programming at the 2022 Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators virtual conference

Feb 12, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
Job opportunity: Research Data Analyst 3, Nutrition Policy Institute CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation team

Feb 10, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI researchers receive additional funding to evaluate the California Nutrition Incentive Program at farmers’ markets during the COVID-19 pandemic

Feb 1, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
New study suggests limited implementation of California’s Healthy Default Beverage law for children’s meals sold online

Jan 28, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health