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New study identifies a promising combination of school-based Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education interventions for improving student fitness

Sep 28, 2023

Drinking water quality in California schools

Sep 13, 2023

Study highlights how COVID-19 changed the eating behaviors of school-aged children in families with low-income in California

Sep 1, 2023

Increased Cash Value Benefit can increase the amount and diversity of fruits and vegetables redeemed by WIC participants

Aug 9, 2023

Lorrene Ritchie honored with Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior platinum author recognition award

Aug 7, 2023

Water First school drinking water intervention shows promise in preventing childhood overweight

Aug 7, 2023

Disadvantaged communities were disproportionately affected by reductions in health programming during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aug 4, 2023

Study suggests a school district audit, feedback and coaching program can be successfully implemented to support improved elementary school physical education

Aug 3, 2023

New study shows low levels of pesticides and phthalates and no BPA in school meals but high levels of a chemical plasticizer in prepackaged meals

Jul 26, 2023

New study suggests working families with low income spend their tax credits on basic needs such as bills, debt, housing and transportation

Jul 25, 2023

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

Jun 29, 2023

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

Jun 7, 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

Photos capture parents’ perceived benefits and concerns around grab-and-go school meals during COVID-19

Mar 3, 2023

New study examines perceptions of water safety and whether they influence beverage intake preferences

Feb 23, 2023

Online restaurant meal ordering platforms in three U.S. cities do not adequately adhere to healthy default beverage laws for children’s meals

Feb 16, 2023

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

Jan 30, 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

The ACCESS Study investigates take-up of the Earned Income Tax Credit among eligible Californians

Dec 16, 2022

NPI leads special issue on improving school nutrition and student health in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Dec 8, 2022