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January State-of-the-Science Webinar


FDA Office of Nutrition Updates and Priorities


Date: January 13th @ 9am PT/12pm ET


Presenter: Robin McKinnon, PhD

Acting Director of the Nutrition Center of Excellence at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Human Foods Program

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Passcode: 610909

Meeting ID: 910 5393 6229


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NOLA Residential Water Lead Testing Study, Drinking Water


Implementation of a nutrition incentive program in California and validation of an implementation leadership scale for the retail setting, Healthy Food Retail


NOPREN/PAPREN Rural Library Project, Rural Food Access


Updated Food Education Standards and how this aligns to wellness initiatives in schools across the country, School Wellness


And more!

Pediatric Obesity Health Services Research Work Group Highlight


A recently published article written by Pediatric Obesity Health Services Research work group members was the "most viewed" article of Childhood Obesity in 2024.


Button, A. M., Staiano, A. E., & Seligman, H. K. (2023). Closing the Gap Between Evidence and Practice for Childhood Obesity Treatment. Childhood Obesity, 20(6).


To view the article, click here.

NOPREN HER Resource Digest
The bi-weekly digest is a joint product of NOPREN and HER.*
PUBLICATIONS

Healthy Food Retail

Feng, W., Fromkin, H., Harney, J. B., Evans, R., Gerrity, C. M., & Cash, S. B. (2024). Perspective: Food Access at Dollar Stores and Its Implications for Public Health—Report of a Workshop on Identifying Research Priorities. Advances in Nutrition, 15(12), 100319.


Mobley, A. R. (2024). Reflecting on the Implications of Dollar Store Expansions on Food and Nutrition Security in the United States. Advances in Nutrition, 100337–100337.


Vargas, A. J. (2024). Generating the best available science and data to inform healthy food environment policy. Advances in Nutrition, 15(12), 100334–100334.


Food Security

Fleischhacker, S., Chandran, K., Caree Cotwright, Winters, M., Abley, M., Chester, D., Chavonda Jacobs-Young, & Long, C. (2024). Progress to Implement the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health at the US Department of Agriculture. Nutrition Today.


Principato, L., Pice, G., & Pezzi, A. (2024). Understanding food choices in sustainable healthy diets – A systematic literature review on behavioral drivers and barriers. Environmental Science & Policy, 163, 103975.


Pediatric Obesity

Conroy, R., Gordon, C., & O’Hara, V. (2024). Treatment of Pediatric Obesity in Rural Settings. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 72(1).


Tucker, A., Fagbemigun, R., Driskill, C., Bodrick, N., Ribbiso, K., Ipe, A., Krishnamoorthy, M., Bamfo, A., & Essel, K. (2024). Aligning with Obesity Guidelines: A Quality Improvement Initiative in Pediatric Primary Care. The Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice, 14, 200135.

NEWS & UPDATES

ChangeLab Solutions - A Win for Local Democracy Voters in Santa Cruz, California, approve sugary drink tax


Civil Eats - WIC’s Recent Gains Likely to Face Challenges in Next Administration


Healio - Obesity rates decline for first time in a decade

RESOURCES

Center for Science in the Public Interest - Improving the Environmental Impact of the School Meals Programs


Food Systems for the Future - Grocery Retail For All: Affordable, Nutritious Food in Every Neighborhood


FRAC - Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools 2024


FRAC - The Importance of Connecting Patients to SNAP in Health Care Settings


State of Obesity - Stronger Nutrition Policies are Helping Children Thrive


Urban Institute - Healthy School Meals for All in Colorado


Urban Institute - Opportunities to Improve Summer EBT


U.S. Climate Resilience for Health Care - Toolkit

WEBINARS & EVENTS

Healthy Eating Research - Mitigating Harms of Digital Food Marketing to Children: Evidence and Policy Recommendations, 1/30 @ 2pm ET


Hunger, Nutrition & Health - Cultivating Connections: Building Partnerships to Address Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, 1/15 @ 3:30pm ET

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS

Congressional Research Service - Farm Bill Primer: SNAP and Nutrition Title Programs


GAO - School Meal Programs: Additional Data and Outreach Could Help Charter School Participation


Federal Register - Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity


FDA - Use of the Term Healthy on Food Labeling


USDA

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Action Against hunger - Director, Award Management and Compliance


California Department of Human Resources (The Family Engagement and Empowerment Division) - Branch Chief, CalFresh, deadline 1/21


Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Senior Program Manager of Food Assistance


Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Senior Research Analyst, Data


Center for Science in the Public Interest - Senior Associate, Misinformation Initiative


George Washington - Global Initiatives Director, Global Food Institute


Johns Hopkins University: Bloomberg School of Public Health - Assistant Professor (Maternal Health), Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health


Johns Hopkins University: Bloomberg School of Public Health - Assistant Professor (Population Health Methods and Measurement), Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health

NC State University - Program Manager of Implementation & Outreach


Oklahoma City Campus - Tenure Track Faculty Positions at the Health Promotion Research Center


Rutgers University - County Agent III - Family and Community Health Sciences Educator (Assistant Professor Equivalent) Atlantic County


Share Our Strength - Senior Research Manager


Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition - Senior Administrative Coordinator


University of Arizona Cooperative Extension - Assistant in Extension (Family, Consumer and Health Sciences (FCHS))


University of Hawaii - Assistant Professor (Human Nutrition), deadline 2/2


University of Wisconsin-Madison - Health Equity Coordinator

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

American Society for Nutrition - Call for Abstracts, deadline 1/13


Food Policy Pathways - Apply for Career Support


Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research - New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award, deadline 2/19


University of Minnesota - Mobility, Access & Transportation Insecurity (Request for Proposals)

STUDENTS & EARLY CAREER

Food Policy Council Work Group Fellow



Interested in Food Policy Councils? The Food Policy Council (FPC)  Working Group is looking for a new fellow! Please contact Dr. Larissa Calancie (Larissa.calancie@tufts.edu) for more information.


To learn more about the Food Policy Council Work Group, visit here.

Arizona State University - Postdoctoral Scholar in Public Health Nutrition, deadline 1/15


ASN - Science Policy Fellowship


CDC - Evaluation Fellowship, deadline 1/15


City Harvest - Food Policy Fellow


George Mason University - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Nutrition & Food Studies)


NIH - Summer Internship Program


Pennington Biomedical Research Center - Postdoctoral Researcher (Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior)


Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Health Policy Research Fellow, deadline 3/11


Rockefeller Foundation - Summer Associate, U.S. Food Initiative


Texas A&M AgriLife Research - Postdoctoral Research Associate

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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 U48DP006864 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.