Youth Development

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI evaluation of the increase to the WIC Cash Value Benefit for fruits and vegetables presented at 2022 National WIC Association Virtual National Policy Conference

February 16, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
The American Rescue Plan Act increased the monthly benefit for participants in the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to purchase fruits and vegetablesalso known as the Cash Value Benefit.
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Landscape Horticulture Updates for Southern California: Article

What do Valentine's Day Flowers Really Mean?

January 31, 2022
By Janet S Hartin
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.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study suggests limited implementation of California’s Healthy Default Beverage law for children’s meals sold online

January 28, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Gail M Woodward-Lopez
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...
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Nutrition Policy Institute receives NIH funding to partner with Stanford University researchers to evaluate drinking water promotion in child care settings

January 28, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
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.
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