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NPI researchers present on new tool to measure infant diet quality and SNAP-Ed school interventions at Nutrition 2023

Jul 17, 2023

Providing WIC families with more money to buy fruits and vegetables should be continued

Jun 7, 2023

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers present at the UC ANR Statewide Conference in support of the 2025-2040 strategic visioning process

Apr 16, 2023

The Infant Diet Quality Index is a new promising tool to measure diet and BMI among young children

Apr 11, 2023

Nutrition Policy Institute comments in support of the USDA’s proposed updates to the WIC food package

Mar 1, 2023

NPI research brief elevates voices of WIC participants to inform revisions of WIC food packages

Feb 17, 2023

Wendi Gosliner and collaborators receive grant to test an outreach program to increase WIC participants take-up of the Earned Income Tax Credit

Feb 9, 2023

Nutrition Policy Institute’s collaborative research on improving the WIC Program highlighted by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

Feb 6, 2023

New study shows variation of WIC participants’ perceptions and satisfaction with WIC nutrition education and services by race, ethnicity, and language preference

Jan 25, 2023

New data brief demonstrates how an increase to the WIC cash value benefit affected fresh fruit and vegetable redemption trends

Jan 12, 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

Lorrene Ritchie quoted in News Nation article on research to support the increased Cash Value Benefit for WIC participants to spend on fruits and vegetables

Oct 27, 2022

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

Oct 27, 2022

New data brief shows why WIC participants support the extension and permanency of the cash value benefit for purchasing fruits and vegetables

Oct 10, 2022

Qualitative study reports increased fruit and vegetable consumption after a COVID-related increase to WIC Cash Value Benefit

Sep 13, 2022

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

Sep 8, 2022

NPI researchers present at National WIC Association 2022 Nutrition Education and Breastfeeding Conference

Sep 1, 2022

New study describes California’s successful hybrid remote and in-person WIC programs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aug 18, 2022

New study shows longer participation in WIC is associated with higher diet quality and improved food security in children

Jul 18, 2022

New USDA “Feeding My Baby” fifth-year report shows longer participation in WIC improves children’s diet quality

Jun 21, 2022