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Stanford Medicine Magazine showcases Nutrition Policy Institute's collaborative work on improving access to drinking water in schools

February 7, 2023

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

The latest issue of Stanford Medicine Magazine showcases Nutrition Policy Institute's collaborative research with pediatrician Anisha Patel from Stanford Medicine, Department of Pediatrics to improve access to drinking water for school children.

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

February 6, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

Successful partnerships between the Nutrition Policy Institute, UC Davis, the California WIC Association, the National WIC Association and Public Health Foundation Enterprises-WIC were featured in a recent UC Agriculture and Natural Resources article.

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Affiliated Nutrition Policy Institute researcher Lauren Au weighs in on proposed new USDA school nutrition standards in CNN and The New York Times

February 4, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

In a recent CNN article, Lauren Au, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis in the Department of Nutrition and an affiliated researcher with the Nutrition Policy Institute, shared her thoughts on the proposed changes to school nutrition standards.

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

January 30, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Gail M Woodward-Lopez, Amanda M Linares, Miranda W Brown

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed), known as CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) in California, is the largest nutrition education program in the United States.

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

January 25, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

The federal Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, aims to safeguard the health of over 6 million low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 in the United States by providing nutritious foods, information on healthy eating, and referrals for ad...

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