UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health | 2,054 followers on LinkedIn. Promoting solutions to food insecurity, poor diet quality, and weight bias through research and policy. | The UConn Rudd Center is one of the top-performing nonprofit organizations in childhood nutrition and health, with a reputation as a leader in connecting science with policy to foster a healthier food environment. At the Rudd Center, we believe that every child, regardless of who they are, where they live, and what they look like, deserves the opportunity to eat healthfully. But this is not the reality today.