Youth Development

Families with low-income that participate in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programknown as CalFresh in Californiareceive monthly benefits to spend on food.

Did you ever wonder the origins of why people often choose to give red flowers to their significant others for Valentine's Day? The language of flowers became popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. Virtually every flower, even its color, had special significance during this period.

A new study from University of California researchers suggests that most fast food restaurants in low-income neighborhoods in California are not offering beverages online in a way that is consistent with the state's healthy beverage law for children's meals sold on the restaurant's website and popul...

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers are partnering with pediatrician and public health researcher Anisha Patel from Stanford University on a new National Institutes of Health-funded study to understand the impact of a childcare-based healthy beverage intervention.

“Oaks are key to the character and legacy of California — its visual beauty, the vigor of its rivers and streams, the clarity of its air, the richness of its wildlife.” — “Secrets of the Oak Woodlands” by Kate MarianchildStress is in ample supply these days, whether it’s aggravation from the news or…

The following information came from the American Lamb Board. Changes in Mandatory Lamb Checkoff Collections at Auction Markets Announced While the American Lamb Checkoff rate is not changing, how the mandatory assessments are collected for animals sold through market agencies is changing.

Schools are an ideal setting for policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches to childhood obesity prevention.

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, we are excited to bring back our California 4-H Camping Conference! Every two years, camp planning adults and teens come together for a weekend of networking, learning, and growth.

Lorrene Ritchie, cooperative extension nutrition specialist and director of the Nutrition Policy Institute, was awarded the title of Platinum Author in 2022 by the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is the third-largest USDA nutrition assistance program, providing nutrition education and benefits for buying nutritious food for mothers and families with children up to age five with low income.