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Publications and Resources

Resolution from the California Legislature in 2024 by Nancy Skinner, 9th Senatorial District, and Mia Bonta, 18th Assembly District, celebrating NPI's 10 year anniversary.

What if Every Kid Got a Free Lunch? (PDF, 106 MB) The New York Times. 19 January 2023, print only.

Lee DL, Hecht C, Ritchie LD, Marshall S K-D, Homel Vitale E. Benefits and Challenges of CACFP Participation for Independent Child Care Centers and Sponsors: Research Report for the California Department of Social Services (PDF, 624 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. CACFP Roundtable. 27 October 2022.

Lee DL, Hecht C, Homel Vitale E, Marshall SK-D, Ritchie LD. Research Brief: Child and Adult Care Food Program Participation by Independent Childcare Centers and Their Sponsors: Benefits and Challenges (PDF, 335 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. CACFP Roundtable. 26 October 2022.

Thompson HR, Strochlic R, Singh S, Plank K, Martin A, Woodward-Lopez G. Research Brief: Study in SNAP-Ed eligible communities finds that limited implementation of California’s Healthy Default Beverage law for kids’ meals sold online may limit the law’s effectiveness (PDF, 282 KB). California Department of Public Health, CalFresh Healthy Living. Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. 21 October 2022.

Hecht C, Zuercher M, Hecht K, Gosliner W, Ritchie L. Research Brief: School Meals for All in California: Benefits and Challenges During COVID and Beyond as Reported by School Food Services (PDF, 426 KB). University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute. 23 August 2022.

Chelius C, Long C, Baisey T, Gosliner W. CDFA Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program Evaluation, Final Report (PDF, 2.6 MB). Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. 27 June 2022.

Research Brief: Opportunities for CalFresh Healthy Living to support equitable school meal access during emergency school closures (PDF, 363 KB). California Department of Public Health, CalFresh Healthy Living. University of California, Division of Agriculture, Nutrition Policy Institute. 25 May 2022.

Policy Brief: Research Shows that CACFP Helps Fill Nutrition Gaps for Preschoolers (PDF, 393 KB). University of California, Division of Agriculture, Nutrition Policy Institute. 12 May 2022.

Research Brief: A School District Innovation - The Riverside Unified School District Food Hub (PDF, 483 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. Riverside University Health System. Riverside Food Hub. Riverside Unified School District. 1 April 2022.

Policy Brief: Stronger WIC, Healthier Kids and Moms. UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute (PDF, 473 KB). The National WIC Association. Pepperdine University. Public Health Foundation Enterprises-WIC. 3 March 2022.

Becker C, Talmage E, Kao J, Rider CD. Background on Local Health Department Reporting of CalFresh Healthy Living Programs in the Program Evaluation and Reporting System, FFY 2020 (PDF, 334 KB). Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Research and Evaluation Unit, UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. July 2021.

Research Brief: School Drinking Water Safety (PDF, 252 KB). Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Virginia Tech. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. 2 July, 2021.

WIC During COVID Convening on May 27, 2021 - Participant List (PDF, 461 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Public Health Foundation Enterprises-WIC. 17 June 2021.

Hecht K, Hecht C, Au L, Vital N, Strochlic R, Tsai M, Ritchie L, Anderson C, Martinez C, Meza M, Whaley S. Policy Brief: Lessons Learned: Examining WIC During COVID-19 for Policy and Program Recommendations Going Forward (PDF, 229 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Public Health Foundation Enterprises-WIC. 9 June 2021.

Ritchie L, Hecht C, Au L, Vital N, Strochlic R, Tsai M, Hecht K, Olague C, Rios A, Anderson C, Martinez C, Meza M, Whaley S. Informing the Future of WIC: Lessons Learned during COVID-19 from California WIC Participants (PDF, 702 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Public Health Foundation Enterprises-WIC. 9 June 2021.

Ritchie L, Hecht C, Au L, Vital N, Tsai M, Hecht K, Anderson C, Martinez C, Meza M, Whaley S. Informing the Future of WIC: Lessons Learned during COVID-19 from California Agency Directors (PDF, 687 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Public Health Foundation Enterprises-WIC. 9 June 2021.

Rider C. Presentation: Challenges and Opportunities for SNAP-Ed Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF, 1333 KB). National Health Outreach Conference. May 2021.

Policy Brief: Parent Voices: Local Foods for School Meals, Good for Kids - Good for Community (PDF, 308 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. Cultiva La Salud. Dolores Huerta Foundation. 14 May 2021. [Download full text Spanish version (PDF, 311 KB)]

Policy Brief: Parent Voices: Summer EBT, Good for Kids - Good for Community (PDF, 281 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. Cultiva La Salud. Dolores Huerta Foundation. 14 May 2021. [Download full text Spanish version (PDF, 336 KB)]

Policy Brief: Parent Voices: School Meals for All, Good for Kids - Good for Community (PDF, 256 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. Cultiva La Salud. Dolores Huerta Foundation. 14 May 2021. [Download full text Spanish version (PDF, 280 KB)]

Info Sheet:Tap Water Safety When Reopening Buildings After COVID-19 Shutdowns (PDF, 318 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Purdue University Center for Plumbing Safety. May 2021.

Research Brief: Effective Access to Drinking Water in Schools: What is it and why does it matter? (PDF, 424 KB) UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford University. University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition. April 2021.

Policy Brief: School Meals: Kids Are Sweeter with Less Sugar (PDF, 522 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. Cultiva La Salud. Dolores Huerta Foundation. 22 April 2021. [Download full text Spanish version (PDF, 567 KB)]

Research Brief: Removing Chocolate Milk From School Cafeterias Positively Impacts Student Population Nutrition (PDF, 241 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Berkeley Food Institute. San Francisco Unified School District, Student Nutrition Services. April 2021.

Rider C, Kao J, Becker C, Talmage E, Murphy J, Gacad K. Luciano A, Bellow J, Gregg G. Webinar presentation slides: Challenges and Opportunities for Local Health Departments Implementing CalFresh Healthy Living during the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF, 1,155 KB). 23 March 2021. [Webinar recording]

Research Brief: Multi-Pronged Intervention to Increase Secondary Student Participation in School Lunch (PDF, 315 KB). Berkeley Food Institute. UC Berkeley School of Public Health. UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. San Francisco Unified School District, Student Nutrition Services. January 2021.

Tsai M, Long C, Gosliner W. CDFA Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program Storeowner Interview Baseline Report (PDF, 1,006 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Insitute. 26 January 2021.

Research Brief: Ritchie L, Vital N, Au LE, Gosliner WA, Meza M, Anderson CE, Strochlic R, Plank K, Tsai M, Martinez CE, Olague C, Rios A, Lee DL, Hecht CE, Whaley SE. WIC Especially Critical during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Voices of Participants in Los Angeles County (PDF, 284 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Public Health Foundation Enterprise, Women Infants and Children (WIC). The David and Lucille Packard Foundation. January 2021.

Research Brief: Hewawitharana S, Felix C, Long C, Strochlic R, Gosliner W. Findings from an evaluation of the California Nutrition Incentive Program at farmers’ markets (PDF, 623 KB). Research Brief. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute. November 2020.

Fact Sheet: Boosting School Meal Participation — Tips from Districts (PDF, 296 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. School Nutrition Association. 20 October 2020.

Fact Sheet: Back-to-School: We'll Keep Feeding Those Kids! (PDF, 271 KB) UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. School Nutrition Association. 12 August 2020. Updated 9 September 2020.

Harrison I, Kao J. Conference Presentation Slide Deck: Improving the Healthfulness and Sustainability of UC Vending Machines (PDF, 6.1 MB). California Higher Education Sustainability Conference . 8 July 2020.

Research Brief: Healthy Beverages in Child Care - Adherence to California's Healthy Beverages in Child Care Act (PDF, 325 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute. California Food Policy Advocates. Sarah Samuels Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. UCSF School of Nursing. California Childcare Health Program. University of California Cooperative Extension. UC Merced. 24 June 2020.

Fact Sheet: Calling all Districts! USDA Summer Meals Can Keep Kids Healthy (National version) (PDF, 368 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. School Nutrition Association. 20 June 2020. [Fact Sheet: Calling all Districts! USDA Summer Meals Can Keep Kids Healthy - Modifiable Word Document Template (942 KB)]

Fact Sheet: Calling all Districts! USDA Summer Meals Can Keep Kids Healthy (California version) (PDF, 373 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. Updated 20 June 2020. [Fact Sheet: Calling all Districts! USDA Summer Meals Can Keep Kids Healthy (California version) - Modifiable Word Document Template (844 KB)]

Tsai M, Esparza E, Gosliner W. CDFA Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program Community-based Organization Interview Baseline Report (PDF, 1,087 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. 7 May 2020.

Fact Sheet: ¿Consumir frutas y verduras frescas sigue siendo seguro durante el COVID-19? Existen varios programas de ayuda para comprar frutas y verduras (PDF, 392 KB). UC San Diego Center for Community Health. Ideas 42. UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. 29 April 2020.

Fact Sheet: It is safe to eat fresh fruits and vegetables during COVID-19? There's help for buying fresh and local fruits and vegetables (PDF, 655 KB). UC San Diego Center for Community Health. Ideas 42. UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. 29 April 2020.

Fact Sheet: Kids’ Hunger Doesn’t Take a Spring Break. While closed for COVID-19, school districts can serve meals over spring break (PDF, 185 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. 2 April 2020. [Fact Sheet: Kids’ Hunger Doesn’t Take a Spring Break. While closed for COVID-19, school districts can serve meals over spring break - Modifiable Word Document Template (115 KB)]

Fact Sheet: Kids’ Hunger Doesn’t Take a Spring Break. While closed for COVID-19, California districts can serve meals over spring break (PDF, 180 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. Stanford Medicine Department of Pediatrics. 1 April 2020. Updated 7 April 2020. [Fact Sheet: Kids’ Hunger Doesn’t Take a Spring Break. While closed for COVID-19, California districts can serve meals over spring break - Modifiable Word Document Template (155 KB)]

Fact Sheet: How to Stay Food Secure and Eat Well Despite COVID-19 (PDF, 351 KB). Berkeley Food Institute. UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. 31 March 2020. [Spanish Fact Sheet: How to Stay Food Secure and Eat Well Despite COVID-19 (PDF, 143 KB)] [County resources template for UCCE Advisors: English Word Document Template (34 KB), Spanish Word Document Template (36 KB)]

Fact Sheet: Guidance On The Safe Usage of Open Spaces During COVID-19 (PDF, 278 KB). Berkeley Food Institute. UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. 31 March 2020. [Spanish Fact Sheet: Guidance On The Safe Usage of Open Spaces During COVID-19 (PDF, 122 KB)]

Toolkit: Expanding School Meal Programs Outside of the Cafeteria: Teacher Outreach, Grab and Go Carts, and Full-Meal Vending. A Toolkit for School Meal Operators (PDF, 1,338 KB). UC Berkeley School of Public Health. San Francisco Unified School District Student Nutrition Services. Nutrition Policy Institute. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. 17 March, 2020.

Research Brief: Effective Access to Drinking Water in Schools (PDF, 324 KB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. University of California, San Francisco. University of Washington, Center for Public Health Nutrition. March 2020.

Blondin K, Crawford P, Orta-Aleman D, Randel-Schreiber H, Strochlic R, Webb K, Woodward-Lopez G. School-based interventions for promoting nutrition and physical activity & preventing obesity: overview of studies and findings (PDF, 928 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute. November 2019.

Research Brief: How SNAP Participants Experienced the 2018-19 Government Shutdown and SNAP Benefit Disruption (PDF, 4.6 MB). Nutrition Policy Institute. November 2019.

Strochlic R, Hecht K, Feenstra G, Ritchie LD. Evaluation Findings: Riverside Unified School District Food Distribution Hub (PDF, 1,658 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. Riverside Unified School District. Riverside University Health System. Riverside Food Hub. October 2019.

Research Brief: Evaluation Brief for Local Health Departments, Healthy Default Beverages in Kid's Meals (PDF, 348 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute. October 2019.

Policy Brief: Are Sugar-Sweetened Beverages a Problem? (PDF, 481 KB) Nutrition Policy Institute. National Drinking Water Alliance. September 2019.

Research Brief: Increasing Local Park Use Requires Infrastructure and Sustainable Programming (PDF, 545 KB). California Department of Public Health, CalFresh Healthy Living. Nutrition Policy Institute. September 2019.

Research Brief: Site-Level Assessment Questionnaire (SLAQ): An overview (PDF, 254 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute. August/September 2019.

Gerstein DE, Plank K, Woodward Lopez G, Crawford P. Active Parks, Healthy People Pilot Program, Evaluation Report (PDF, 904 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute. May 2019.

Research Brief: New study shows access to elementary physical education teachers in California is lacking and may be negatively impacting student health (PDF, 276 KB). UC Berkeley School of Public Health. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Nutrition Policy Institute. April 2019.

Blondin K, Orta-Aleman D, Woodward-Lopez G. Early Care and Education (ECE) Interventions for Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity and Preventing Obesity (PDF, 1,014 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute. March 2019.

Research Brief: Infant Nutrition Practices in California Licensed Child Care Prior to New 2017 CACFP Nutrition Standards (PDF, 367 KB). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Nutrition Policy Institute. California Food Policy Advocates. Sarah Samuels Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. March 2019.

Research Brief: Child Nutrition Practices in California Licensed Child Care Prior to New 2017 CACFP Nutrition Standards (PDF, 341 KB). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Nutrition Policy Institute. California Food Policy Advocates. Sarah Samuels Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. March 2019.

CalFresh Fact Sheets - How CalFresh Benefits California’s Counties [Download PDF fact sheets for each California county from this Box folder (various sizes)]. Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. 2018.

Research Brief: California Department of Public Health SNAP-Ed Evaluation: PSE FFY17 Reporting Results. Nutrition Policy Institute. 2018.

University of California Healthy Vending Policy: Implementation and Best Practices Toolkit (PDF, 9.4 MB). University of California Global Food Initiative Healthy Vending Working Group. University of California Global Food Initiative, 2018.

Research Brief: Both Online and In-Person Nutrition Education Can Improve Health Outcomes for WIC Participants (PDF, 810 KB). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Nutrition Policy Institute. PHFE WIC. August 2018.

Study Tool: Goals for Healthy Beverages in Child Care Centers and Homes (PDF, 587 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute. 2018.

Strochlic R, Plank K, Hewawitharana S, Hernandez M, Richardson J, Crawford P. Evaluation of the Rethink Your Drink 9th-12th Grade Curriculum, 2017 (PDF, 303 KB). Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Research and Evaluation Unit, Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Prepared for the California Department of Health, Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch. July 2018.

Research Brief: A Modest State Supplement to Federal Reimbursement for Meals Served in Child and Adult Care Food Program Sites Can Improve the Nutrition and Health of Young Children and Support Child Care (PDF, 318 KB). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Nutrition Policy Institute, May 2018.

Final Evaluation Report: Kaiser Permanente Community Health Initiative (PDF, 3.6 MB). Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Center for Community Health and Evaluation, and University of California, Nutrition Policy Institute, April 2018.

Strochlic R, Hewawitharana S, Streng K, Richardson J, Gorshow D, Crawford P. Evaluation of the Harvest of the Month 4-6 Grade Curriculum, 2017 (PDF, 474 KB). Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Research and Evaluation Unit, Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Prepared for the California Department of Health, Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch. February 2018.

Gupta C, Bianchi M, Moritz M, Ritchie L. Documenting and Supporting Policy Efforts and Impacts: Enhancing Use of the Academic Performance Review Process in UC ANR (PDF, 1,440 KB). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California. February 2018.

Grummon A, Sokol R, Hecht C, Patel A. Measuring Beverage Intake in Children and Adolescents: State of the Science, Recommendations, and Resources for Evaluation (PDF, 1,722 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute, January 2018.

Research Brief: Nutrition Standards for Family Child Care Homes: Evaluation Results from a 2017 Pilot Study of Nutrition Standards Training of 30 Family Child Care Home Providers in Three California Counties (PDF, 1,786 KB). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Nutrition Policy Institute, California Food Policy Advocates, and UCSF California Childcare Health Program, December 2017.

Global Food Initiative: Food and Housing Security at the University of California (PDF, 1,937 KB). Contributors: UCOP Institutional Research and Academic Planning (Pamela Brown, Tongshan Chang, Xiaohui Zheng, Daniel Byrd), UCOP Student Affairs (Christopher Carter, Jerlena Griffin-Desta, Eric Heng), Nutrition Policy Institute (Suzanna Martinez, Lorrene Ritchie), Campus and Systemwide Food Access Security and Basic Needs Committee Members, Ruben E. Cañedo, Claire Doan, Tim Galarneau, Carolyn McMillan and Gale Sheean-Remotto. University of California Office of the President Global Food Initiative, December 2017.

Global Food Initiative: Food and Housing Security at the University of California, Executive Summary (PDF, 339 KB). Contributors: UCOP Institutional Research and Academic Planning (Pamela Brown, Tongshan Chang, Xiaohui Zheng, Daniel Byrd), UCOP Student Affairs (Christopher Carter, Jerlena Griffin-Desta, Eric Heng), Nutrition Policy Institute (Suzanna Martinez, Lorrene Ritchie), Campus and Systemwide Food Access Security and Basic Needs Committee Members, Ruben E. Cañedo, Claire Doan, Tim Galarneau, Carolyn McMillan and Gale Sheean-Remotto. University of California Office of the President Global Food Initiative, December 2017.

Grodsky D, Violante A, Barrows A, Gosliner W. Using Behavioral Science to Improve the WIC Experience: Lessons for the field from San Jose, California (PDF, 1,052 KB). ideas 42 and UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute, May 2017.

Strochlic R, Vollmer L, Webb K. Needs Assessment of the Rural and Remote Member Food Banks of the California Association of Food Banks (PDF, 83.7 MB). UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute, April 2017. [Executive Summary (PDF, 84 MB)]

Review of the Evidence: Health Promotion Strategies for Retail Food Shopping Venues (PDF, 1,191 KB). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Nutrition Policy Institute, 2016.

Policy Brief: High Impact Nutrition Standards Feasible for Use in Family Child Care (PDF, 166 KB). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Nutrition Policy Institute and California Food Policy Advocates, 2016.

Au LE, Hecht K, Vitale EH, Patterson T, Ritchie LD. Developing Evidence-based and Actionable Nutrition Standards for Family Child Care Settings (PDF, 731 KB). 2016. Prepared by the Nutrition Policy Institute, Berkeley, CA.

Chan G, Crawford P. School Vending Menu Analysis: Methods, Assumptions, and Results (PDF, 538 KB). Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. July 2016.

Ritchie LD, Martinez SM. Student Food Insecurity – A 2015 Study from the University of California (PDF, 437 KB). July 2016.

Cheadle A, Rauzon S, Cahill C, Charkbonneau D, Kuo E, Schafer L. Evaluating Progress of Community-Level Obesity Prevention Initiatives (PDF, 467 KB). 2013. Unpublished manuscript. Prepared by the Center for Community Health and Evaluation, Seattle, WA.

Woodward-Lopez G, Vargas A, Kim S, Proctor C, Hiort-Lorenzen C, Diemoz L, and Crawford P. Dollars and Sense: The Financial Impact of Selling Healthier School Foods (PDF, 1,049 KB). Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley. 2007.

Best of Science Letters

2022 Child Nutrition Reauthorization best of science letter on drinking water (PDF, 835 KB) (8 March 2022)

2022 Child Nutrition Reauthorization best of science letter on added sugars (PDF, 403 KB) (7 March 2022)

2021 Child Nutrition Reauthorization best of Science letter on drinking water (PDF, 403 KB) (8 June 2021)

2021 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Memo of Recommendations to Ensure Drinking Water Safety and Access for Infants and Children (PDF, 332 KB) (23 February 2021)

2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans best of science letter on drinking water (PDF, 570 KB) (10 September 2014)

Brown Bag Slide Decks

Structural barriers influencing food insecurity, malnutrition, and health among Latinos in the San Joaquin Valley during COVID-19 (PDF, 206 MB). Denise D. Payán, PhD, MPP, Assistant Professor of Public Health in the Department of Public Health at the University of California, Merced. December 19, 2020. [View presentation recording]

CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California: Programmatic Strategies, Adaptation to COVID-19, and Areas for Intentional Collaboration with NPI (PDF, 4 MB). Kamaljeet Khaira, Barbara MkNelly, and MaryAnn Mills; CalFresh Healthy living. June 30, 2020.

How Low-Income Parents Use Food to Create Meaningful Social Experience (PDF, 566 KB). Caitlin Daniel, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California Berkeley & Nutrition Policy Institute. February 6, 2020.

Mandela Partners: Building an Equitable Food System with Food Access Programming (PDF, 1363 KB). Ciara Segura, Mandela Partners & Gail Woodward-Lopez , UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. January 16, 2020.

Building on low-income consumer perspectives and practices to inform healthy retail interventions (PDF, 5.8 MB). Sridharshi Hewawitharana, UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute. November 21, 209. [View presentation recording]

Advancing equitable food systems through evidence-based policy. Sabrina Adler and Nessia Berner Wong of ChangeLab Solutions. September 5, 2019. [View presentation recording]

Pesticides in Food: Residues, risks and reality (PDF, 40.5 MB). Dr. Carl Winter, Cooperative Extension food toxicologist and vice chair of the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis. May 9, 2019. [View presentation recording]

The evolution of CA4Health: From community transformation to community of practice (PDF, 692 KB). Susan Watson MPH, program director for the CA4Health community of practice to advance chronic disease prevention and health equity across California, and the California Adolescent Health Collaborative. January 31, 2019. [View presentation recording]

Overview of the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources 4H; Master Gardener; Master Food Preserver; and Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Programs (PDF, 7.6 MB). Missy Gable, Master Gardener Program; Shannon Horrillo, 4H Youth Development Program; Katie Panarella, Master Food Preserver; and Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences programs. December 6, 2018. [View presentation recording]

The Equitable Food Initiative & Fair Trade USA (PDF, 5.0 MB). Lilian Autler, EFI Workforce Development team and Nathalie Marin-Gest, director of Fair Trade’s produce and floral program. September 27, 2018. [View presentation recording]

Farming for Native Bees: Seeking a Solution to the Honey Bee Crisis (PDF, 142 MB). Ingrid Feng, Native bee researcher at the UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab. June 26, 2018.