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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

CalFresh participants report positive experiences with the California Nutrition Incentive Program and support its continuation and expansion

Jul 13, 2023

Text messages encouraging healthy eating boost fruit and vegetable intake among CalFresh participants in San Diego County

Jun 29, 2023

New research brief shows increased farmers market dollar-for-dollar match for CalFresh shoppers impacts market sales revenues

Jun 16, 2023

New research brief shows how highly CalFresh shoppers value the California Nutrition Incentive Program

May 10, 2023

CalFresh shoppers and farmers/vendors appreciated the temporary increase in dollar-for-dollar match incentive during the early years of COVID-19 pandemic

May 9, 2023

NPI researchers speak on the ending of the COVID-era SNAP benefit increases

May 8, 2023

NPI welcomes Summer Cortez as new CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit manager

May 3, 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

NPI welcomes Ramsha Baig as new data analyst to the CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit

Apr 11, 2023

Study finds that SNAP-Ed interventions modified during the COVID-19 pandemic increased student fruit and vegetable intake

Jan 30, 2023

NPI job opening: Research Data Analyst

Jan 17, 2023

NPI receives grant to evaluate the impact of the California Fruit and Vegetable pilot on farmers markets and CalFresh shoppers

Nov 23, 2022

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

Nov 4, 2022

NPI research informing the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health highlighted in Morning Ag Clips

Oct 27, 2022

Welcoming Miranda Westfall to the Nutrition Policy Institute as the Director of the CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit

Oct 12, 2022

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

Sep 8, 2022

New study finds that a farmers market incentive program for SNAP shoppers is associated with decreased participant food insecurity

Aug 10, 2022

NPI researchers present on drinking water and SNAP-Ed at the annual Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior conference

Jul 27, 2022

NPI welcomes new data analyst Richard Pulvera to the CalFresh Healthy Living evaluation team

Jul 19, 2022