Nutrition Action Alert February 5, 2018
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Take Action! Support Access to Healthy Meals for Children in Child Care

Last week, CFPA launched Food with Care, a state budget campaign to support access to healthy meals for children in child care. To learn more about the campaign and how to get involved in the fight for #Food4All visit: www.cfpa.net/foodwithcare.

Sign up to receive Food with Care alerts. link

Contact: Melissa Cannon at 510.433.1122 ext 102


California Child Care Nutrition Research Update and Policy Convening 

In late 2017, CFPA, the University of California Nutrition Policy Institute, and the Sarah Samuels Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation convened nutrition and early care partners to discuss strategies to increase access to high-quality nutrition environments in child care.

Take a look at the convening proceedings. PDF

Contact: Melissa Cannon at 510.433.1122 ext 102

CFPA's new policy brief provides recommendations for supporting the nutritional needs of low-income children. The policy brief was informed by research conducted by the University of California Nutrition Policy Institute and the Sarah Samuels Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Their study examined early implementation of the new CACFP meal pattern.

Read the policy brief and check out the research findings. PDF

Contact: Melissa Cannon at 510.433.1122 ext 102

CFPA's new report, BETTER TOGETHER: Optimizing Nutrition Access During the Earliest Years , sets forth a vision and policy recommendations for increasing young families' access to nutrition resources.

Read the full report. PDF

Contact: Elyse Homel Vitale  at 510.433.1122 ext 206
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