May 2024
2024 HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students
The goal of the fifth annual Summer Speaker Series for Students is to explore various public health nutrition topics related to food and nutrition security, federal nutrition assistance programs, and nutrition equity through research, policy, and practice. Each week will feature presentations from speakers across different public health sectors on the fundamentals of the topic More
December 2023
2023 Research Highlights
We are very proud of what our grantees and research network have accomplished this year, from weighing in on important nutrition policy conversations to developing resources to help parents, providers, and educators implement healthy eating recommendations for kids. Here are some of the highlights of our research from 2023. Review of Proposed Revisions in the More
December 2023
Announcing 10 New Healthy Eating Research Grantees
Healthy Eating Research is proud to announce the funding of 10 new research teams funded through our 2023 call for proposals. These studies focus on a range of supportive family policies and programs and their potential to improve nutrition and health. We look forward to working with these teams and sharing the results of their More
September 2023
New Online Module on Creating Healthy Eating Habits in Early Childhood Education Settings
Introduction Healthy Eating Research has developed a free, online module, in collaboration with Better Kid Care, to provide early childhood educators with practical strategies and tips to promote healthy eating habits in early childhood education (ECE) settings. The module highlights effective practices based on Healthy Eating Research’s evidence-based recommendations and best practices for promoting healthy More
July 2023
Healthy Eating Research educational resources for parents and providers are now available in more languages
The Healthy Eating Research team has been hard at work over the past few years developing resources for parents and health professionals based on the guidance from our expert panels on healthy beverages for children ages 0 to 5 and healthy eating habits for children ages 2 to 8. After hearing feedback from health care More
June 2023
Announcing 8 New Grantees
Healthy Eating Research is pleased to announce 8 new research teams funded through our 2022 special solicitation on COVID-19 and Socioeconomic Recovery Efforts. This call for proposals focused on how policies and programs related to poverty reduction, such as COVID-19 relief and recovery policies, impact child health and well-being. We look forward to working with More
May 2023
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future: Advancing Equity in Early Childhood
Written by Violet Noe, Lindsey Miller, and Janet Viveiros Violet Noe is a Student Assistant with Healthy Eating Research. Lindsey Miller, MPH, is Senior Research Analyst with Healthy Eating Research. Janet Viveiros, MPP, is Senior Program and Policy Analyst with Nemours Children’s Health. In 2022, Nemours Children’s Health and Healthy Eating Research presented the “Healthy More
April 2023
New Resources for Parents and Providers on Healthy Drinks for Young Kids
Ensuring that young children are drinking the right beverages is an important part of making sure that children are getting the healthiest start in life. In 2019, Healthy Eating Research brought together key national health and nutrition organizations to release a consensus statement on healthy beverages for young children ages 0-5 years old. Since then, More