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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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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.
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NOPREN HER Resource Digest
The bi-weekly digest is a joint product of NOPREN and HER.*
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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.
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FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS
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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
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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.
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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. | | | | |