Student Resources
Welcome! This is a page for all students in the NOPREN network to come and find important resources, opportunities, and information about upcoming events. Learn more about the network and ways to engage with your peers and leaders in the field to advance your knowledge about nutrition policies, programs, and research needs.
HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students 2022
The goal of the third-annual Summer Speaker Series for Students is to explore various public health topics related to food and nutrition security, federal nutrition assistance programs, COVID-19 implications, 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 and give participants opportunities to network with experts in the field. Participation in the series is open to all students.
To learn more about the HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students 2022, click here.
To register for the Summer Speaker Series, click here.
Date |
Title/Description |
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June 15, 2022 |
Improving Nutrition Security Among Young Children To view the recording, click here. |
June 22, 2022 |
Food Retail and Inflation To view the recording, click here. |
June 29, 2022 |
Centering Equity in Nutrition Research To view the recording, click here. |
July 13, 2022 |
Upcoming Policy Opportunities for School Meals To view the recording, click here. |
July 20, 2022 |
Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security To view the recording, click here. |
July 27, 2022 |
WIC: Research for the Next Generation To view the recording, click here. |
August 3, 2022 |
Implementing Food Service Guidelines To view the recording, click here. |
August 10, 2022 | Emerging Research in Drinking Water Brief overview of the CDC’s focus on drinking water and new research in water consumption patterns |
August 17, 2022 |
Student Presentations |
To view the recordings for the HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students 2020, click here.
To view the recordings for the HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students 2021, click here.
Join a Work Group
The NOPREN work groups allow members to collaborate on specific nutrition-focused, policy-relevant topics, and contduct action-oriented applied research and translation to inform policy and create impact. NOPREN work groups are open to all interested people.
To join a specific work group, please contact the the work group fellow listed below:
COVID-19 Food & Nutrition: Jessica Soldavini ([email protected])
Drinking Water: Abigail Colburn ([email protected])
Early Childhood: Daniel Zaltz ([email protected]) or Chelsea Kracht ([email protected])
Food Policy Councils: Abiodun Atoloye ([email protected])
Food Security: Kaitlyn Harper ([email protected])
Food Service Guidelines: Bethany Williams ([email protected])
Healthy Food Retail: Caitlin Lowery (
[email protected])
Rural Food Access: Kyle Busse ([email protected])
School Wellness: Deborah Olarte ([email protected]) or Marisa Tsai ([email protected])
WIC Learning Collaborative: Cayley Ryan (
[email protected])
Other Resources
- NOPREN 101:
- To learn more about the NOPREN network, visit the NOPREN 101 slide deck.
NOPREN Acknowledgement
Please include the following statement on all NOPREN supported publications, products, and resources:
"Support for this [product] was provided in part by Cooperative Agreement Number (U48DP006374/ACL/ACL HHS/United States) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) and Prevention Research Centers Program, which includes the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN). The findings and conclusions in this product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC or DHHS."
About HER: Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and supports research on policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) strategies that have strong potential to promote healthy eating among children, especially lower-income and racially and ethnically diverse population groups that are at highest risk for poor health and well-being and nutrition-related health disparities.
About NOPREN: The Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network is a thematic research network of the Prevention Research Centers Program. The CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) created NOPREN to foster understanding of the effectiveness of policies to prevent childhood obesity through improved access to affordable, healthier foods and beverages in child care, schools, worksite, and other community setting.