Health & Safety

University of California 4-H Youth Development Program: Event

Stress, Rest & Sleep - Healthy Living webinar

Event Date
Dec 4, 2025

Learn the importance of reducing stress and how to check inwards through rest and sleep. The 4-H Healthy Living Advisory Committee invites you to pledge your health to better living and join their monthly webinars on topics to help you build healthy habits. Sessions will be held one Thursday a month and…
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University of California 4-H Youth Development Program: Event

2025 4-H State Leadership Conference

Event Date
Jul 24, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025

California 4-H State Leadership Conference: Empowering youth (11-19) with leadership, communication & life skills through workshops, speakers & hands-on activities.
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Thriving Forward: Article

What Is Mental Health First Aid?

February 25, 2026
By Matthew R Rodriguez
Introduction Supporting the mental and emotional wellbeing of youth is a priority of the 4-H positive youth development program. In fact, each of the four Hs (Head, Heart, Hands, and Health) relate to mental wellbeing. Our head is the place where we think, have emotions, and make decisions. Our heart is…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI study on universal school meals highlighted as featured paper in Nutrients journal hot topics on nutritional inequality and public policy research

February 17, 2026
Universal school meal programs in all U.S. states were funded by the federal government during school years 2020-2022 to abate heightened rates of food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. California was the first state in the nation to continue funding universal school meals, and Nutrition Policy…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study finds higher Chronic Fatigue Syndrome risk among LGB+ Adults

January 30, 2026
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority individuals—or LGB+—experience persistent health disparities and higher rates of depression related to discrimination and minority stress, yet the burden of chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating and often misdiagnosed condition, is not well understood…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Announcing the FFY 2025 CalFresh Healthy Living Data Briefs

January 21, 2026
By Summer J Cortez, Carolyn D Rider, Danielle Lee, Miranda W Brown
The Nutrition Policy Institute is pleased to share the 2025 CalFresh Healthy Living data briefs, highlighting the vital contributions of local health departments and their community partners to California’s nutrition and physical activity promotion efforts during federal fiscal year 2025. The California…
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