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Call for Posters: Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit hosted virtually by UC Davis, March 25-26, 2021

Jan 7, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute submits comments to USDA in opposition of returning flavored milks to school meal program

Dec 28, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
New NPI tool to assess healthful eating and physical activity practices in places children learn

Dec 17, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute submits comments to FDA on public health harms of "transition formula" and "toddler milks"

Dec 9, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI Brown Bag: Structural barriers influencing food insecurity, malnutrition, and health among Latinos in the San Joaquin Valley during COVID-19

Dec 3, 2020
- Agriculture
- Family
- Food
- Health
Research brief shares findings from an evaluation of the California Nutrition Incentive Program at Farmers’ Market

Nov 19, 2020
- Agriculture
- Family
- Food
- Health
Fewer state regulations exist for family child care homes compared to child care centers on supporting breastfeeding and healthy beverages according to latest NPI study

Nov 16, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition standards in family child care settings published in 95th Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series proceedings

Nov 13, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Lorrene Ritchie quoted in UPI and The Washington Newsday articles on how to increase pre-school children’s interest in fruit and vegetables

Nov 13, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Save the date: Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit hosted virtually by UC Davis, March 25-26, 2021

Nov 5, 2020
- Environment
- Food
- Health
New NPI study shows WIC participant preferences align with national recommendations to increase fruits and vegetables in the WIC food package

Nov 2, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute researchers present at the American Public Health Association's 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Expo

Oct 20, 2020
- Family
- Food
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Lorrene Ritchie presents on transitional feeding of infants in child care at the 95th Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop

Oct 15, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Lorrene Ritchie and colleagues present at the 2020 National WIC Association Annual Conference

Oct 15, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Lorrene Ritchie receives additional funding to study diet quality of children participating in the Women, Infants and Children program through 9 years of age

Oct 15, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Wendi Gosliner receives grant to support increased procurement of California grown fruits, vegetables, and nuts in California state prisons

Oct 15, 2020
- Food
- Health
Hannah Thompson and Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Daily Californian article on USDA school meal participation study

Oct 13, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
New review by NPI researchers on how to improve drinking water safety, access and consumption in the US

Sep 24, 2020
- Environment
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI researcher Gail Woodward-Lopez contributes to a study reviewing the latest research on healthy eating patterns and the prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety

Sep 23, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
New study by NPI researchers finds that removing sweetened chocolate milk from school lunch reduces students' added sugar intake from milk, but does not reduce intake of calcium, protein or Vitamin D

Sep 21, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health