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What is the Resource Library?

A searchable library of diverse vetted resources for professionals to use to promote nutrition and health.

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Team Up for Families

  • UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools

A newsletter series designed to supplement in-school nutrition education programming with resources for parents.

  • California
  • Educational resource
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Shaping Healthy Choices

  • UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools

A multi-component, school-based intervention that was developed to improve children’s health using nutrition education, community partnerships, regional agriculture, and school wellness policies.

  • California
  • Curriculum
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Cooking Up Healthy Choices

  • UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools

Cooking demonstrations that highlight seasonal produce, allowing students to observe cooking techniques, deepen understanding of nutrition concepts, and experience recipes using all five senses.

  • California
  • Curriculum
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Focus on Food

  • UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools

A learner-centered nutrition curriculum for school nutrition program personnel to facilitate the understanding of nutrition concepts and awareness of general nutrition recommendations.

  • California
  • Curriculum
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Teens CAN: Comprehensive Food Literacy in Cooking, Agriculture, and Nutrition

  • UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools

A learner-centered nutrition curriculum for school nutrition program personnel to facilitate the understanding of nutrition concepts and awareness of general nutrition recommendations.

  • California
  • Curriculum
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Nutrition to Grow On

  • UC Davis Center for Nutrition in Schools

A curriculum for grades four through six that offers teachers a link between gardening and nutrition.

  • California
  • Curriculum
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Challenges in Personalized Nutrition and Health

  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • 2009

A review on the challenges needed to overcome to make precision nutrition more accessible to the population.

  • Peer-reviewed article
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Data in Personalized Nutrition: Bridging Biomedical, Psycho-behavioral, and Food Environment Approaches for Population-wide Impact

  • Advances in Nutrition
  • 2025

A professional perspective on what precision nutrition is and how it can be applicable on a broader scale.

  • International
  • Peer-reviewed article
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DRI Calculator for Healthcare Professionals

  • USDA National Agricultural Library

A calculator for determining daily dietary recommendations according to the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs).

  • National
  • Measure
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Cancer Diet: Foods to Add and Avoid During Cancer Treatment

  • John Hopkins Medicine

An overview on the impact of cancer treatment on dietary choices and foods to incorporate or exclude to minimize side effects.

  • Educational resource

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