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NOPREN State-of-the-Science Webinar April 10th @ 12pm ET Advancing nutrition policies during COVID-19 and beyond: NOPREN Work Groups at the cutting edge In this State-of-the-Science, a select number of NOPREN Work Groups will give lightning round talks on their NOPREN-funded projects evaluating the impact and future implications for the nutrition assistance program or policy changes that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to join via Zoom Passcode: 610909 Meeting ID: 910 5393 6229 Missed a State-of-the-Science? All past recordings can be found here. Upcoming Work Group Meetings May topics include: Using Social Ecological Perspective to Promote Physical Activity and Nutrition Education, School Wellness WG Introduction to the Farm Bill, Rural Food Access WG WHO Action Framework, Food Service Guidelines WG ...And more! Information about upcoming Work Group meetings can be found here.

Early Childhood Work Group: Student Research Spotlight

Doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows are invited to submit their research to the annual HER NOPREN Early Childhood Work Group Student Research Spotlight. We are seeking novel research that aligns with the work group's focus on policy, systems, and environmental approaches to improve nutrition and promote healthy development in the places where young children (ages 0 through 5) live, learn and play. Abstracts are due May 31, 2023. Click here to learn more.

NOPREN HER Resource Digest

The bi-weekly digest is a joint product of NOPREN and HER. Send relevant resources to NOPREN@ucsf.edu or click here for inclusion in a future digest.

PUBLICATIONS

CDC-DNPAO Sponsored Special Supplement: Reducing Chronic Disease through Physical Activity and Nutrition: Public Health Practice in the Field. (2023). Health Promotion Practice, 24. Topic Highlights Include: Making Healthy Food Choices Easier Strengthening Obesity Prevention Cross-Cutting Strategies: Coalitions, Communications, and Community - Clinical Linkages

Charitable Food System Gombi-Vaca, M. F., & Schwartz, M. B. (2023). Evaluation of US Department of Agriculture Foods Programs for Households Using Nutrition Guidelines for the Charitable Food System. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, S2212-2672(23)00099-0. Dietary Guidance and Intake Cara, K. C., Goldman, D. M., Kollman, B. K., Amato, S. S., Tull, M. D., & Karlsen, M. C. (2023). Commonalities among dietary recommendations from 2010-2021 clinical practice guidelines: A meta-epidemiological study from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Advances in Nutrition, 0(0). Cleveland, D. A. (2022). What’s to Eat and Drink on Campus? Public and Planetary Health, Public Higher Education, and the Public Good. Nutrients, 15(1), 196. Monroe-Lord, L., Harrison, E., Ardakani, A., Duan, X., Spechler, L., Jeffery, T. D., & Jackson, P. (2023). Changes in Food Consumption Trends among American Adults since the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrients, 15(7), Article 7. Early Childhood Au, L. E., Arnold, C. D., Ritchie, L. D., & Frongillo, E. A. (2023). The Infant Diet Quality Index Predicts Dietary and Adiposity Outcomes in US Children 2 to 4 years old. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(3), 741–748. Food and Nutrition Security Denary, W., Fenelon, A., Whittaker, S., Esserman, D., Lipska, K. J., & Keene, D. E. (2023). Rental assistance improves food security and nutrition: An analysis of National Survey Data. Preventive Medicine, 169, 107453. Frongillo, E. A. (2023). Intersection of Food Insecurity and Water Insecurity. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(4), 922–923. Harper, K., & Seligman, H. (2023). A Call for Consistent Screening and Measurement of Adolescent Food Insecurity. JAMA Pediatrics. Livings, M. S., de Bruin, W. B., Wilson, J. P., Lee, B. Y., Xu, M., Frazzini, A., Chandra, S., Weber, K., Babboni, M., & de la Haye, K. (2023). Food insecurity is under-reported in surveys that ask about the past year. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, S0749-3797(23)00162-9. Psota, T., Maniscalco, S., Kijek, M., & Ohlhorst, S. D. (2023). Driving Transformative Change to End Hunger and Reduce Diet-Related Diseases and Disparities: The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Public Health Nutrition Workforce Martin, S. L., Cardel, M. I., Carson, T. L., Hill, J. O., Stanley, T., Grinspoon, S., Steger, F., Carr, L. T. B., Ashby-Thompson, M., Stewart, D., Ard, J., Rojas-Rodriguez, R., Toribio, M., Page-Wilson, G., White, U., Rowe, G., Saint-Cyr, M., Brookheart, R., Fowler, L. A., … Stanford, F. C. (2023). Increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the fields of nutrition and obesity: A roadmap to equity in academia. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 117(4), 659–671.

NEWS & UPDATES

CSPI - FDA urged to reduce Americans’ sodium consumption by setting 10-year reduction targets in food CSPI - More organizations call for FDA to develop mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling CSPI - Warning labels on restaurant menus reduced likelihood consumers would order high-sugar foods CNN - Eating too much ‘free sugar’ has 45 negative health effects, study finds EdSource - Schools should partner with family farms to provide nutrition and education Food Politics - The FDA's ongoing infant formula drama: an update FRAC Chat - Impact of Food Insecurity on Women HuffPost - Food Assistance Recipients Are Getting Robbed Of Benefits — And Struggling To Get Them Back K-12 Dive - Universal school meal legislation stalls in some states K-12 Dive - USDA extends comment period for proposed changes to school nutrition standards National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Secretary Vilsack Underscores Priorities for USDA to House Agriculture Committee NPR - Meal debt is soaring after universal free lunch ended. How are Midwest states responding? PBS - Schools, families feel the pinch after end of federal free meal program Pittsburgh Post Gazette - A new federal plan could give free meals to more students The Times Tribune - As food insecurity on college campuses soars, local schools meet needs Wisconsin Public Radio - Anti-hunger groups called on to help as more than 700K lose extra FoodShare benefits

RESOURCES

ASPHN - Farm to ECE Grantee Programs - Leveraging Farm to Early Care and Education to Achieve SNAP-Ed Goals Government Accountability Office - School Meal Programs: USDA Could Enhance Implementation of the Buy American Provision Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition - Food Insecurity Related Measures IFRPI - 2023 Global Food Policy Report School Nutrition Association - 2023 First Quarter State Legislative Report Urban Institute - As Inflation Squeezed Family Budgets, Food Insecurity Increased between 2021 and 2022

WEBINARS & EVENTS

American Society for Nutrition - Networking Event: Coffee Hour with Early Career Nutrition Group and Student Interest Group, 4/28/23 @ 9a PT American University, Department of Health Studies - The Time Is Now: Opportunities to Boost Food and Nutrition Security, 4/26/23 @ 2p ET ASPHN - 2003 Annual Meeting, 6/11/23 - 6/13/23 ASPHN - Taking Action: Current Strategies, Projects, and Funding Initiatives in Rural, Tribal, and Urban Health Spaces, 5/24/23 @ 10a PT FRAC - Implementing CEP in States That Require Alternative Household Income Forms, 4/27/23 @ 12p PT Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy - Food is Medicine: Transforming Health Care, 4/26/23 @ 12:30p ET Institute for Healthcare Advancement - Health Literacy Conference, 5/9/23 - 5/11/23 NCCOR - Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being: Implementation and Intersections with NCCOR Partners, 4/27/23 @ 12p ET NIH - 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting 2, 5/10/23 @ 9a ET USAID - Virtual Convening on Improving Nutrition among Children with Feeding Difficulties and Children with Disabilities, 4/26/23 - 4/27/23 @ 8a ET

FEDERAL UPDATES

Congress - Ranking Member Scott Condemns Inclusion of SNAP Work Requirements in Republican Debt Limit Framework FDA - FDA To Propose to Permit Salt Substitutes to Reduce Sodium in Standardized Foods USDA SNAP: Non-Discretionary Quality Control Provisions of Title IV of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 Trends in U.S. Whole-Grain Intakes 1994–2018: The Roles of Age, Food Source, and School Food

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

APHSA - Community Engagement Specialist Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - State Strategies Manager - Food Assistance Team Feeding America - Manager, Policy FHI 360 - Partnership Director FHI 360 - Partnership Specialist FHI 360 - Training and Technical Assistance Specialist Health Partners - Director, Research Methodology Group Healthy Schools Campaign - Development Writer Healthy Schools Campaign - Policy and Program Manager Healthy Schools Campaign - Senior Marketing and Communications Manager International Dairy Foods Association - Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs James Bell Associates - Research Associate, Tribal Evaluation National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - 2023 NSAC Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator Share our Strength - Sr. Research and Data Manager State of Washington - Equity and Partnerships Coordinator Temple University - Law and Policy Analyst, Center for Public Health Law Research Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, & Nutrition Evidence Center - Deputy Director Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, & Nutrition Evidence Center - Research Specialist II Trust for America's Health - Director of Policy Trust for America's Health - Executive and Operations Assistant University of California, Irvine - Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position (Open Rank – Assistant, Associate, Full), Nutrition Policy USDA - Supervisory Biologist (Computational Bioinformatics)/Nutritionist/Chemist/Data Scientist, deadline 5/11/23

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Action for Healthy Kids - Request for Applications, Healthy Meals Incentives Grants for Small and/or Rural School Food Authorities, deadline 5/26/23 Denver Department of Public Health & Environment - Request for Proposal, Evaluation Contractor, deadline 5/5/23 Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition - Rooted in Evidence, deadline extended to 4/24/23 Native American Agriculture Fund - 2023 Request for Applications, deadline 6/1/23 USDA - 1890 Facilities Grants Program, deadline 5/24/23 USDA - Food and Agricultural Education Information System, deadline 6/1/23 USDA - FY 2023 Team Nutrition Grant Supporting Nutrition Education for School-Aged Children, deadline 5/22/23 USDA - National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teaching Extension and Research Awards, deadline 5/24/23 USDA - National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program Funding Opportunity, deadline 6/8/23 USDA - New Beginning for Tribal Students Program, deadline 5/26/23 USDA - Open Data Framework, deadline 5/8/23

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

2023 GusNIP Produce Prescriptions Panel - Reviewer Opportunity: Contact Margaret Read at mread@ahealthieramerica.org. USDA NIFA NIFA Hall of Fame Awards - Call for Nominations, deadline 5/14/23 NIFA Partnership Awards - Call for Nominations, deadline 5/14/23 NIH Request for Information, Food is Medicine Research Opportunities, deadline 6/30/23 Request for Information, NIH Office of Disease Prevention Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2028, deadline 5/22/23

STUDENT & EARLY CAREER SECTION

The Buffalo Nations Food Systems Initiative - 2023 Summer Fellowship, deadline 4/30/23 Intertribal Agriculture Council - Native Student Summer Internship, deadline 5/1/23 National Conference of State Legislators - Internship/Externship Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows - 2023 Information Sessions Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture - Post-doctoral Fellow Trust for America's Health - 2023 Summer Internship USDA - Climate or Nutrition Science Fellowship, deadline 5/26/23 Vital Strategies - Healthy Food Policy Fellowship, deadline 4/24/2023

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This digest is based on a compilation of news services and listservs developed by Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN during her time as co-chair of the HER NOPREN COVID-19 Food & Nutrition Work Group and operationalized on a weekly basis by HER. The new bi-weekly digest is created by NOPREN and reviewed by Dr. Fleischhacker. The digest is jointly supported by Healthy Eating Research (HER) and the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN). HER is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; NOPREN is supported by Cooperative Agreement Number 5U48DP00498-05 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity and Prevention Research Centers Program. The findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of HER, CDC, DHHS, or the USDA.