Nutrition & Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network

NOPREN informs policies and practices designed to support the intake of healthy, nutritious foods so that everyone has a fair chance at health.

Our collaborative network includes policy researchers and evaluators, practitioners, people representing professional organizations and community organizations, and people working in government agencies.

We seek to understand the effectiveness of policies and practices enacted at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels, and their impact on access to healthy food and water, food security, dietary intake, and health.

Anyone can join NOPREN!

Announcements

NOPREN 2024-2025 Special Collection

The NOPREN Coordinating Center is developing its 2024-2025 Special Collection of NOPREN publications to showcase the impact of our collaborative research activities. The Special Collection will be featured on the NOPREN website and disseminated through other channels (e.g. NOPREN News etc.). The Special Collection will be comprised of NOPREN-related articles published in peer-reviewed, open access journals in 2024-2025, covering any public health nutrition topic. Papers do not need to be funded by NOPREN in order to qualify; however, articles must be the result of a NOPREN collaboration and include more than one NOPREN member as authors. The NOPREN Special Collection will be posted online. To view previous collections, click here.

The deadline to submit articles to the 2024-2025 NOPREN Special Collection is November 1, 2025. Submit articles by completing the form here.

Events

Oct
14

School Wellness Work Group Meeting

Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm EST
Oct
16

Pediatric Obesity Health Services Research Work Group Meeting

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST
Oct
20

October State-of-the-Science Webinar

Date: Monday, October 20, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST
Oct
20

Early Childhood Work Group Meeting

Date: Monday, October 20, 2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm EST
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