Nutrition & Health

UC Master Food Preservers of Inyo and Mono Counties: Document

Brine Math Made Easy!

This is a handout created for a Master Food Preserver workshop on lacto-fermentation. It describes the (mostly simple) math needed to calculate a desired concentration of salt brine for vegetable fermentation. It also includes some conversions from metric to US units.
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Calfresh Healthy Living, UC Cooperative Extension educators stand next to partners at St. Mary's Community Services in front of the family lodge in Stockton
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

Budgeting course provides ‘head start’ for people in transitional housing

April 7, 2025
By Michael Hsu
St. Mary’s – a community-based organization in Stockton that provides essential services, social services, health services, and emergency shelter and housing services – started offering the basic money-management class in January 2024. It's the result of a partnership with University of California…
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UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County: Page

Events

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UCCE Master Food Preservers of Fresno, Madera, and Merced: Page

Resources

Video LibraryThis collection of videos from University Extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety and preservation topics.Publications LibraryThis collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides online educational materials on food safety…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute joins Bluesky

April 3, 2025
By Jean Aquino, Brianna Aguayo Villalon, Danielle Lee
Nutrition Policy Institute joined the Bluesky social media platform in March 2025. We look forward to expanding our reach, and will continue sharing our research and policy briefs, upcoming events, and news on nutrition and public health on both Bluesky and our LinkedIn accounts. Follow us on…
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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

What Should You Wear When Using Pesticides?

April 1, 2025
By Lauren Fordyce
When using pesticides and other garden chemicals, you should always wear personal protective equipment (PPE) to keep yourself safe. Pesticides can enter the body via the eyes, skin, nose, or mouth. The skin is the most common way pesticides enter our bodies, usually by splashing, spillage, or spray drift…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study reveals that California middle and high school students desire healthy and fresh school meals

March 31, 2025
By Brianna Aguayo Villalon, Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner, Kassandra A Bacon
 A recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior revealed that students desire healthy and fresh school meals. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government provided waivers to schools to serve meals free of charge to all students (known as universal school meals or…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI research brief highlights importance of store participation in SNAP and WIC for healthy food retail environment

March 27, 2025
By Reka Vasicsek, Summer J Cortez, Richard Pulvera, Wendi Gosliner
A new research brief from the Nutrition Policy Institute highlights the role of federal and state programs in promoting healthy and equitable food retail environments. The study, “Availability and Quality of Healthy Foods Vary by Store Participation in SNAP and WIC in Low-Income California Neighborhoods,”…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study on beverage consumption in early care and education settings shows that children may be overconsuming sugar-sweetened beverages

March 26, 2025
By Jean Aquino, Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
A recent study provides insight on the beverage consumption of  U.S. children ages 12-60 months while in early care and education, or ECE, settings across multiple states from 2008-2020. A high quality diet, including beverages, early in life is important for building long-term healthy eating…
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