This work group is a joint effort of NOPREN and Healthy Eating Research (HER). The work group is comprised of 380+ researchers, advocacy organization representatives and practitioners, and 185+ students who are exploring ways to inform policy and practice in real-time, as well as examine the impacts of federal, tribal, state, and local COVID-19 relevant decisions on food security and dietary intake. An essential element of the COVID-19 response must be to quickly identify and disseminate best practices to bring a full range of nutritious foods and beverages to children to protect their health and reduce their risk of obesity. Sub-groups are focusing on school meals, school reopening, strengthening federal nutrition policies such as P-EBT and CACFP, the charitable food system, and other pandemic-related issues. Work group resources and agenda can be found in our shared folder: NOPREN COVID-19 Nutitrion Response.
Learn more about HER NOPREN
COVID-19 Response Related Activities
Food Systems Work Group Literature Scan
(Click below to access the literature review by date. This resource will be updated on a regular basis.)
COVID-19 HER Resource Manager
The team at RWJF HER has created a shareable google spreadsheet that lists funded research/projects, publications, and resources related to food insecurity or diet quality/nutritional adequacy and COVID-19. We encourage you to use (and share) this resource to prevent duplication of efforts as well as encourage collaboration on projects. If you choose to add a research project you are currently working on AND need additional support/collaborators, please include your contact information. (Please keep in mind this spreadsheet is accessible to anyone who has the link.)
HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students
Students interested in learning more about HER NOPREN COVID-19 School Nutrition Implications Work Group, the HER NOPREN WIC Learning Collaborative, or other NOPREN Work Groups are welcome to join us this summer for a first-of-its-kind six-part summer speaker series. This summer the series will focus on COVID-19 related adaptions of the key federal nutrition assistance programs. The speaker series will be designed to provide students a safe environment to learn the fundamentals of the topic, along with relevant professional opportunities in research, policy, and practice. Download all of the call recordings, slide decks and resources here.
- Session 1: Series Overview (link to call recording & slides)
- Session 2: USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (link to call recording & slides)
- Session 3: USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer Meals Program (SMP) (link to call recording & slides)
- Session 4: USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (link to call recording & slides)
- Session 5: USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (link to call recording & slides)
- Session 6: US Food System Overview (link to call recording & slides)
- Session 7: Virtual Student Poster Presentation (link to call recording)
