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New study identifies gaps in the federal safety net support for parents of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jun 15, 2023

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

Jun 7, 2023

Research brief assesses how safety net supports can better meet the needs of families with low incomes

May 15, 2023

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

May 8, 2023

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

Jan 30, 2023

University of California researchers release new, user-friendly fact sheets on sugary drinks

Jan 18, 2023

Policy briefs elevating parent voices on the importance of school meals now available in Spanish

Dec 8, 2022

New study assesses the impact of socioeconomic stressors on health outcomes among caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Oct 28, 2022

Evaluating the implementation of Universal School Meals during and beyond COVID-19 in Maine

Oct 7, 2022

NPI’s Mónica Zuercher shares expertise of the Universal School Meals Program in the Los Angeles Times

Sep 29, 2022

California school foodservice professionals report benefits and challenges of providing school meals to all students free of charge during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sep 26, 2022

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

Sep 13, 2022

Research brief highlights benefits and challenges faced by California school foodservice professionals during COVID-19 and beyond

Aug 23, 2022

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

Aug 18, 2022

NPI researchers awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research program funding to evaluate COVID-19 and socioeconomic recovery efforts

Aug 2, 2022

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

Jul 27, 2022

NPI researchers present at ASN’s Nutrition Live Online 2022 on improvements to WIC to support participant food security and on access to school meals during COVID-19

Jun 8, 2022

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

Comprehensive California and US-based COVID-19 policy database characterizes the landscape of safety net programs and policies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mar 16, 2022

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