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State-of-the-Science: Food is Medicine in 2023 September 11 @ 9am PT/12pm ET Hear from our panel of speakers:  Caree Cotwright, PhD, RDN Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity, USDA Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS Professor, University of California, San Francisco Diane Harris, PhD, MPH, CHES Senior Health Scientist and Team Lead, Healthy Food Environments, CDC, DNPAO 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 September topics include: BIPOC perspectives of Food Policy Councils, Food Policy Councils WG Psychology of behavior change and food purchasing behaviors, Food Security WG Preliminary Results of a Scoping Review, Food Service Guidelines WG Updates to the Dollar Store Academic Network, Healthy Food Retail WG A Novel Policy Alignment and Enhancement Process to Improve Sustainment of School-Based Physical Activity Programming, School Wellness WG Surgical Childhood Obesity Treatment, Pediatric Obesity Health Services Research WG And More! Information about upcoming Work Group meetings can be found here. Click here to listen to all past webinar recordings.

Drinking Water Work Group Fellow Opportunities Work Group Fellow The Drinking Water Work Group is seeking a fellow (PhD or doctoral student) to provide work group management support. Responsibilities would include managing meeting logistics, assisting in organizing meeting agendas and notes, and arranging guest speakers for group meetings. It would also entail managing potential projects emerging from the group. A $1000 stipend is available. Water in Schools Implementation Toolkit Project Fellows As part of the NOPREN Drinking Water Work Group Water in Schools Implementation Toolkit Project, we are looking for two project fellows to support literature reviews, policy scans and product development tasks related to our work group project from September 2023 - August 2024. The work group project fellows will assist key collaborators with knowledge of drinking water, educational policy and programs, and implementation approaches in conducting a search of existing materials to inform the update and development of a drinking water in school policy implementation toolkit. A stipend of $2000 per fellow is available for this opportunity. To read more about these positions, click here. Interested applicants should contact Angie Cradock for more information. Note DWWG Student Fellow Position in the Subject Line.

HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students

Virtual Poster Session Now Live! As part of the HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series, six students were selected to develop a poster highlighting their summer research or public health nutrition practicum experience. Topics include sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, household food sourcing and food security, food is medicine interventions, healthy food marketing, universal school meals, and federal nutrition assistance programs. Click here to see all the work featured in our virtual poster session. Click here to read the abstracts from all of the students featured in our virtual presentation and poster session. Missed the HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students? You can find the full recordings and slides here.

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

COVID-19 Mooney, A. C., Jackson, K. E., Hamad, R., Fernald, L. C. H., Hoskote, M., & Gosliner, W. (2023). Experiences of distress and gaps in government safety net supports among parents of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1099. Rauzon, S., Hewawitharana, S. C., Esaryk, E. E., Thompson, H. R., Whetstone, L., Cordon, I., & Woodward-Lopez, G. M. (2023). Parent perceptions of changes in eating behavior during COVID-19 of school-aged children from Supplemental Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) eligible households in California. Preventive Medicine Reports, 35, 102365. Woodward-Lopez, G., Esaryk, E. E., Hewawitharana, S. C., Kao, J., Talmage, E., & Rider, C. D. (2023). Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education reductions during COVID-19 may have exacerbated health inequities. SSM - Population Health, 23, 101471.

NEWS & UPDATES

Bloomberg - As Temperatures Climb, Millions More People Face Food Insecurity DNPAO - Breastfeeding Benefits Both Baby and Mom Food Business News - Participation in WIC program swings up in 2022 FRAC - FRAC Strongly Opposes SNAP Nutrition Security Act, Calls for More Adequate SNAP Benefits FRAC Chat - New Survey Highlights the Role of Health Care Providers in Food Insecurity Screening and Intervening HealthDay - Some Schools Respond to Child Obesity by Focusing on Water K-12 Dive - Updating school nutrition standards could save 10,600 lives per year NPR - Food insufficiency rates jump among SNAP recipients after expanded pandemic benefits end, Penn study finds Nutrition Policy Institute - Providing WIC families with more money to buy fruits and vegetables should be continued Nutrition Policy Institute - Water First school drinking water intervention shows promise in preventing childhood overweight Triblive - Breakfast program impacts student health, participation in school, leaders say UC Davis - Measuring Meals: UC Davis Looks at the Impact of Its Food Security Programs USA Today - 'We’re just trying to feed kids:' Lunch prices in public schools spike amid budget cuts U.S. News - Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry

RESOURCES

ASPHN - ASPHN Provides Clarity on Dozens of Food and Nutrition Security Terms Benefits Data Trust - New Study Reinforces Power of SNAP to Reduce Health Care Costs Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - SNAP Provides Critical Benefits to Workers and Their Families ChangeLab Solutions - Blueprint for Changemakers ChangeLab Solutions - Policy Process Evaluation for Equity The Lancet - Racial–ethnic and geographical disparities in mortality rates across the USA Nutrition Policy Institute - Infant and Toddler Feeding Recommendations for Family Child Care Home Providers – Training Videos State of Alaska - Play Every Day

WEBINARS & EVENTS

Board for International Food and Agricultural Department - Elevating Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in USAID’s Agricultural, Nutrition, and Food System Programming: A Discussion of the BIFAD Climate Change Subcommittee Draft Commissioned Report, 9/11/23 @ 10a ET Consumer Federation of America - National Food Policy Conference, 9/12/23 FDA - FDA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting and Listening Sessions on Strategies to Reduce Added Sugars Consumption in the United States, 11/6/23-11/8/23 Hunger Solutions Institute at Auburn University - SNAP Healthy Eating Incentives Research Workshop (in-person), 10/11/23-10/12/23: We welcome researchers with current interests in programs such as GusNIP or local/retailer-specific SNAP healthy eating incentive programs. Workshop attendees will present ongoing research work and have time to discuss cross-project collaborations. The workshop will be in Auburn (AL), which is within easy reach of the Atlanta airport. All travel, lodging and food for workshop attendees will be covered by a USDA conference grant. If you are interested, please email Joel Cuffey at Auburn University (cuffey@auburn.edu) and include a brief abstract of the SNAP incentive-related research you would like to present. International Food Policy Research Institute - CGIAR Policy Seminar Series: Strengthening Food Systems For Increased Resilience To Future Shocks, 9/1/23 @ 9a ET Mathematica - Your Career in Human Services Policy: A Conversation with ASPE, deadline 8/30/23 @ 2p ET NCCOR - Measuring Diet Quality Across the Lifespan: Introducing the New Healthy Eating Index-Toddlers-2020 and Healthy Eating Index-2020, 9/7/23 @ 2p ET NHLBI - Culture-Centered Dietary Interventions to Address Chronic Diseases, 9/28/23-9/29/23 (virtual workshop) OASH - 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Meeting 3, 9/12/23 @ 1p ET USAID - Standardizing Content for Digital Tracking and Decision-Support Tools to Improve Growth Monitoring and Promotion Services, 8/30/23 @ 8p ET

FEDERAL & STATE UPDATES & REPORTS

Congress - H.R.5099 - To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish a dairy nutrition incentive program, and for other purposes Congressional Research Service - Expiration of the Farm Bill Pennsylvania Governor - “A Game Changer for Students Across Our State:” 2023-24 Budget Provides Universal Free Breakfast to 1.7 Million PA Students USDA Alert: Stakeholders in Hawaii Encouraged to Contact NIFA Staff if Unable to Meet Deadlines Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule Land-grant Universities Improve Local Food Security Modernizing SNAP Transactions with Local Farmers U.S. households with children headed by single females used food pantries more than others over last two decades USDA Invests in Advancing Tribal Sovereignty through Eight New Self-Determination Projects for Tribal Food Program

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

APHA - Affiliate Specialist Congressional Hunger Center - Program Associate, Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship, deadline 9/1/23 Consumer Federation of America - Administrative and Advocacy Associate Emory University - Faculty Position, Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences Farming Hope - Culinary Director, deadline 8/31/23 Intertribal Agricultural Council - Multiple positions Makoce Agricultural Department - Director of Oceti Sakowin Food Systems Alliance (OSFSA) Makoce Agricultural Department - Food Systems Institute Director National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Research and Policy Analyst NC State Extension - Multiple positions, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Oregon State University - Project Coordinator, Crop and Soil Sciences, deadline 9/12/23 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Global Food Research Program Project Manager, deadline 8/29/23 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Soc/Clin Research Specialist - Journey University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Triple Negative Breast Cancer Program Manager, deadline 9/1/23

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FRAC - Request for Proposals, Equitable Access in the Child Nutrition Programs Project

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Fogarty Center for Global Health Studies - Request for Proposals, Case studies to advance research on climate change adaptation strategies and their impact on public health, deadline 10/16/23 Food and Nutrition Service - Request for Comments, Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity, deadline 10/13/23 International Agriculture Council - Request for Proposals, IAC 2023 Annual Conference

STUDENT & EARLY CAREER SECTION

Cornell University - NYC Research Assistant: Research Aide IV (3 positions) HSS - Nutrition Policy Fellowship, deadline 10/2/23 Makoce Agricultural Department - Policy and Research Intern National Association of State Departments of Agriculture - Spring 2024 Stephen Haterius Student Agriculture Leadership Program, deadline 10/31/23 Nutrition Policy Institute - Communications Fellowship, deadline 9/11/23 Nutrition Policy Institute - UC Global Food Initiative Student Fellowship Program Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Health Policy Fellows USDA - USDA Climate Change Fellows Program USDA FNS - Student Trainee (Nutrition), deadline 9/5/23

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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.