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The Infant Diet Quality Index is a new promising tool to measure diet and BMI among young children

April 11th, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

The first years of life present an optimal window to establish healthy eating behaviors and support childhood development. However, there are limited measurement tools to assess diet quality during infancy.

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NPI welcomes Erica Martinez Resendiz as new project policy analyst

April 10th, 2023

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

Erica Martinez Resendiz joined the Nutrition Policy Institute as a project policy analyst on April 3, 2023. Erica, who began her work at NPI as a graduate student, received her master's in public health with a concentration in public health nutrition from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

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Photos capture parents’ perceived benefits and concerns around grab-and-go school meals during COVID-19

March 3rd, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Christina E Hecht

Grab-and-go meals replaced cafeteria lunch lines during COVID-19 campus closures to ensure that students have reliable access to food.

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NPI welcomes Dania Orta-Aleman as Project Scientist

March 1st, 2023

By Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner, Dania Orta-Aleman

Dania Orta-Aleman joined the Nutrition Policy Institute on March 1, 2023 as a project scientist.

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Nutrition Policy Institute comments in support of the USDA’s proposed updates to the WIC food package

March 1st, 2023

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

The USDA recently proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages, which includes a permanent increase to the cash value benefit (CVB) for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables.

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Nutrition Policy Institute News

The Infant Diet Quality Index is a new promising tool to measure diet and BMI among young children

NPI welcomes Erica Martinez Resendiz as new project policy analyst

Photos capture parents’ perceived benefits and concerns around grab-and-go school meals during COVID-19

NPI welcomes Dania Orta-Aleman as Project Scientist

Nutrition Policy Institute comments in support of the USDA’s proposed updates to the WIC food package

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