NPI News Blog

NPI resource on safe water in schools was the Green Schools National Network #4 most-read blog post of 2021

Jan 8, 2022

NPI to conduct evaluation of California’s Free School Meals for All legislation with funding from the California state legislative office

Dec 15, 2021

First-of-its-kind report, surveying 26,000 WIC participants in 12 States, indicates need for post-pandemic flexibilities in WIC services

Dec 14, 2021

NPI and National WIC Association to conduct evaluations in 5 states of WIC Cash Value Benefit increases for participants to buy fruit and vegetables

Dec 8, 2021

New policy brief shows more veggies and fruits for WIC families is a win for California and the nation

Dec 6, 2021

New study suggests that a strong drive for thinness during adolescence can lead to weight gain and compulsive eating in women in their adult years

Nov 29, 2021

New study suggests Harvest of the Month curriculum increases fruit and vegetable intake in school children

Nov 24, 2021

New study of Rethink Your Drink curriculum to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in high school students suggests targeting younger students may be more effective

Nov 23, 2021

New study: delayed introduction of sugar-sweetened beverages in the first two years of life is associated with better diet quality

Nov 10, 2021

New study describes leadership characteristics of school nutrition professionals that can best support successful implementation of nutrition interventions

Nov 1, 2021

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers publish new method for evaluating the ‘dose’ of complex, multicomponent public health interventions

Oct 28, 2021

New study shows healthy beverage messaging in kids storybooks can motivate parents to serve their kids healthier beverages

Oct 27, 2021

Parent perception of neighborhood fruit and vegetable availability is associated with increased home produce availability and child fruit and vegetable intake

Oct 25, 2021

Nutrition Policy Institute policy advisor presents at the Child and Adult Care Food Program Roundtable conference on the law requiring tap water lead testing in California child care centers

Oct 20, 2021

Nutrition Policy Institute welcomes Erin Esaryk

Oct 19, 2021

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers present at American Public Health Association annual meeting on increasing fresh local produce in prisons, nutrition text messages to SNAP participants, and delayed access to healthcare during COVID-19

Oct 19, 2021

Nutrition Policy Institute presentation at the NIH ‘State of the Science’ workshop on Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities is now available online

Oct 8, 2021

Nutrition Policy Institute’s Wendi Gosliner featured in Western Farm Press article on text messages to CalFresh participants on healthy produce

Oct 6, 2021

UC Berkeley student named Global Food Initiative Fellow with Nutrition Policy Institute

Sep 30, 2021

More than 1.8 million Californians are still behind on rent payments despite progress protecting California renters from eviction during the pandemic

Sep 27, 2021