Public Nutrition Resources
Nutrition and Food Q & A
See our Nutrition and Food Questions page to ask a question and read responses from our collaborators at the NEXUS Center, Department of Nutrition at the University of California Davis.
Nutrition Information
UC Davis Department of Nutrition
Nutrition & Health Info Sheets - Up-to-date information about nutrition, health, and food produced by Dr. Rachel Scherr and her research staff. Scroll through page for specific audience:
For Consumers - Distribute these to program participants.
For Nutrition and Health Professionals - Distribute these sheets to health professionals (not for participants).
Nutrition Bites - Fact sheets with "bite-sized" information about a nutrition topic.
UC Food Safety - Consumer Advice
External Resources
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - EatRight.org
National Nutrition Programs
Nutrition Assistance Programs
USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) increases food security and reduces hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthy diet, and nutrition education. Child Nutrition Programs
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP - formerly Known as FSNE)
A program of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. SNAP provides food assistance and aims to increase nutrition for the health and well being of low-income individuals and their families.
WIC: Women, Infants and Children
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, better known as the WIC Program, serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating and referrals to health care.