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A teacher sits at a table with elementary-school aged students and talks with them about healthy eating, while holding a piece of fruit in her hands. The MyPlate graphic is visible on a poster in the background.
Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New research brief examines how local health departments worked to sustain nutrition and physical activity programming following the elimination of SNAP-Ed funding

July 8, 2026
Federal legislation signed in July 2025 eliminated funding for SNAP-Ed, the largest public-sector nutrition and physical activity education and promotion program in the US. A new research brief from the Nutrition Policy Institute details how California local health departments, or LHDs, worked to wind-down…
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Two school children help their teacher plant a seedling in the soil at their school garden.
Nutrition Policy Institute: Article

Defunding SNAP-Ed: The Impact on Community Organizations Across California

July 7, 2026
Research Brief • July 2026 • Download PDF (148 MB)BackgroundFor over three decades, SNAP-Ed (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Education) worked to improve nutrition and physical activity (PA) behaviors among low-resource populations through education and policy, systems, and environmental (PSE)…
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Thriving Forward: Article

Our Gifts of Imperfection to the Next Generation

July 7, 2026
By Matthew R Rodriguez
Introduction We all want to feel loved. To belong. To matter. To live without fear. We want to have meaningful relationships. We want to know others. We want to be known. These describe the human experience. They describe what it can mean to live a whole life. But as we know, life can sometimes get…
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Central Sierra: News & Updates

The Advisors, Academics, and Specialists of the UC Cooperative Extension in Central Sierra are hard at work in the field learning about what matters to the people in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Tuolumne Counties and beyond. In these articles, they share important news and updates about their work and…
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Figure 3. Dr. Li Wang, lead development scientist at the West Biofuels R&D facility, explaining the design of its gasification system
UCCE Central Sierra: Article

Exploring Biomass Utilization Pathways with West Biofuels

July 1, 2026
By Cindy X Chen
In April 2026, under the coordination of Woody Biomass and Forest Products Advisor, Dr. Cindy Chen, a team from University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) had the opportunity to tour the facilities of West Biofuels — its Hat Creek Bioenergy Plant in Burney and the Research and…
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A teacher sits at a table with elementary-school aged students and talks with them about healthy eating, while holding a piece of fruit in her hands.
Nutrition Policy Institute: Article

California Department of Public Health and Local Health Department Efforts to Sustain Community Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs after the Loss of Federal SNAP-Ed Funding

June 29, 2026
Research Brief • June 2026 • Download PDF (262 KB)CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL), California’s SNAP-Ed program, promotes healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical activity interventions delivered in low-income communities across California. This program has been administered by four state…
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Hand and arm covered with glove and long sleeve spraying clear mist from a bottle onto a green shrub.

Understanding Pesticides

June 2, 2026
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Many tools are available to help gardeners, pest management professionals, and growers practice sustainable pest management without the use of pesticides. Sometimes, however, a pest infestation is too high or nonchemical methods haven’t worked, so the next solution might be to use a pesticide. Pesticides are…
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