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NPI’s collaborative research featured in Nutrients special journal issue on School Meals and Children’s Dietary Behaviour

October 16th, 2024

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner, Monica D Zuercher, Christina E Hecht

Nutrition Policy Institute's collaborative research was featured in a Nutrients journal special issue, School Meals and Children's Dietary Behaviour.

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NPI researcher Kassandra Bacon to present at the 2024 Child and Adult Care Food Program conference

October 3rd, 2024

By Jean Aquino

Nutrition Policy Institute's Kassandra Bacon will present with CACFP Roundtable's Samantha Kay-Daleiden Marshall at the 2024 Annual CACFP Conference at Universal Studios, CA. The conference focuses on the growth of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, commonly known as CACFP.

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Recent study reveals increased CACFP reimbursements during COVID-19 boosted meal quality in California family child care homes

October 1st, 2024

By Brianna Aguayo Villalon, Danielle Lee

The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program, commonly known as CACFP, provides tiered reimbursements to family childcare homes to ensure children in low-income communities have access to healthy meals.

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Arizona survey of food service directors finds the transition away from free school meals posed challenges for students, parents, and administration

September 26th, 2024

By Jean Aquino

A 2023 Arizona survey of food service directors and school nutrition staff identified the effects of the move away from free school meals for all students in the 2022-2023 academic year.

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NPI welcomes UC Irvine graduate student Christian Black as UC Bonnie Reiss Climate Action Sustainable Agriculture and Food Fellow

September 6th, 2024

By Brianna Aguayo Villalon

Christian Black joined the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of California in September 2024 as our 2024-2025 UC Bonnie Reiss Climate Action Fellowship, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Fellow.

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Nutrition Policy Institute News

NPI’s collaborative research featured in Nutrients special journal issue on School Meals and Children’s Dietary Behaviour

NPI researcher Kassandra Bacon to present at the 2024 Child and Adult Care Food Program conference

Recent study reveals increased CACFP reimbursements during COVID-19 boosted meal quality in California family child care homes

Arizona survey of food service directors finds the transition away from free school meals posed challenges for students, parents, and administration

NPI welcomes UC Irvine graduate student Christian Black as UC Bonnie Reiss Climate Action Sustainable Agriculture and Food Fellow

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