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May State-of-the-Science Webinar Exciting Updates to USDA Nutrition Programs Date: May 13 @ 9am PT/12pm ET Presenters: USDA 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.

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Upcoming Work Group Meetings Information about upcoming Work Group meetings can be found here.  Click here to listen to all past webinar recordings. Topics Include:

April Work Groups Results from the Water Up! @ Home Intervention Trial, Drinking Water Work Group Planning, Food Service Guidelines May Work Groups Characteristics associated with purchasing sugar-sweetened beverages and bottled water among US households, Drinking Water UK Healthy Checkout Policies, Healthy Food Retail Experiences working with Google’s cafeteria, School Wellness And more!

Early Childhood Work Group Student Research Spotlight

The Early Childhood Work Group is thrilled to launch their fourth annual Student Research Spotlight. This is an excellent opportunity for all students to share their work with a national audience. New this year - you do not have to be a doctoral or post-doctoral student. Applications are open to undergraduate and master's students as well! Abstracts due May 8. For more information, click here.

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

PUBLICATIONS

Food and Nutrition Security Garrity, K., Krzyzanowski Guerra, K., Hart, H., Al-Muhanna, K., Kunkler, E. C., Braun, A., Poppe, K. I., Johnson, K., Lazor, E., Liu, Y., & Garner, J. A. (2024). Local Food System Approaches to Address Food and Nutrition Security among Low-Income Populations: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition, 100156. Food Policy Pourya Valizadeh, & Shu Wen Ng. (2024). Promoting Healthier Purchases: Ultraprocessed Food Taxes and Minimally Processed Foods Subsidies for the Low Income. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Health Equity Biglan, A., Prinz, R. J., & Fishbein, D. (2023). Prevention Science and Health Equity: A Comprehensive Framework for Preventing Health Inequities and Disparities Associated with Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class. Prevention Science, 24. McLoughlin, G. M., Shiriki Kumanyika, Su, Y., Brownson, R. C., Fisher, J. O., & Emmons, K. M. (2024). Mending the gap: Measurement needs to address policy implementation through a health equity lens. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 14(4), 207–214. Pediatric Obesity Williams, D. R., & Fischer, A. N. (2023). Pivot from Pain to Productive: Conversations about Weight Management in Youth with Obesity. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 22(8), 290–296. School Wellness Zuercher, M. D., Juliana F.W. Cohen, Hecht, C. A., Hecht, K., Orta-Aleman, D., Patel, A., Olarte, D. A., Chapman, L. E., Read, M., Schwartz, M. B., Ritchie, L. D., & Gosliner, W. (2024). Parent Perceptions of School Meals Influence Student Participation in School Meal Programs. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(4), 230–241.

NEWS & UPDATES

Food Bank News - Food Bank Clout Sways Food Manufacturers Toward Healthier Products FRAC - Food Research & Action Center Applauds Revisions to WIC Food Package, Strengthening Nutrition and Health Equity for Millions Massachusetts Daily Collegian - ‘Food is a human right’: UMass students lobby for hunger-free college campuses New York Times - Another red-blue divide: Money to feed kids in the summer  State of Wisconsin - Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin is the First State to Receive Federal Approval to Help Feed Kids and Families During Summer Months Washington State Standard - Farm-to-school programs flourish in Washington WCPO-TV - Report: Ohio served millions fewer school meals after pandemic-era programs expired

RESOURCES

Aspen Institute - Food is Medicine 2024 Research Action Plan Food & Society’s Food is Medicine Research Action Plan, published in 2022, quickly became the definitive go-to source of all Food is Medicine research. The revision, published in 2024, fully updates the quickly evolving body of research and authoritatively describes the opportunities as well as the challenges of scaling, evaluating, and delivering health-promoting food where it is most needed.

Center for Poverty & Inequality Research at the University of California, Davis - Enhanced WIC Benefits Boost Purchasing of Fruit and Vegetables Among Low-Income Families (Policy Brief) National WIC Association - 2023 Multi-State WIC Participant Satisfaction Survey UConn Rudd Center - Meeting Neighbor Needs with Culturally Connected Foods: A guide for food pantries and food banks

WEBINARS & EVENTS

2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Meeting 5, 5/29-5/30 The Administration for Children and Families' - National Research Conference on Early Childhood, 6/24-6/26 in Arlington, VA ASPHN's 2024 Annual Meeting - Integrating Nutrition and Health: Nourishing People + Planet, 6/9-6/11 in Minneapolis, MN ASPHN'S Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) Convening: Cultivating Connections, 6/11-6/13 in Minneapolis, MN ASPHN and FSGC - Trauma-Informed Approach and Harm Reduction Principles in Action for Nutrition Co-Sponsored Webinar, 4/29 @ 1pm ET California Association of Food Banks – Food ACCESS Conference, 4/16-4/17 in Sacramento, CA Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative - 2024 USDA Barriers Consultations: Food, Safety, and Trade, 4/26 @ 3pm ET NIH - Addressing Health Disparities in Diabetes: Intersection of Structural Racism, Social Determinants, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities, 5/15 @ 2pm ET NIH - Racism and Other Macrosocial Determinants of Health: Moving from Explanation to Action, 5/1 @ 2pm ET The Spectrum of Obesity Care - Eating Disorders in Children & Adolescents Webinar Series, 5/1, 5/15, 5/29 USDA - FY 2025 SNAP-Ed State Plan Training, 5/1 @ 2pm ET

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS

Congressional Research Service - What is the Farm Bill? (Updated 2024) USDA Request for Comments on Evaluating the Interview Requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Certification Study, deadline 6/3 What they are saying: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Finalized Science-Driven Updates to Foods Provided Through WIC

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The California Department of Public Health - Director of the Women, Infants and Children Program, deadline 4/23 (higher salary)  Community Catalyst - Associate Director for Policy Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic - Clinical Instructor Mathematica - Senior/Principal Researcher, Agriculture and Climate Change Mathematica - Sr. Data Analytics Developer (Health Division) Project Open Hand - Chief Nutrition Officer Share our Strength - Program Manager, SNAP/SEBT, Washington, DC Share our Strength - Senior Mgr. Center For Best Practices, Washington, DC Swetland Center for Environmental Health - Director of Operations and Partnerships USDA - Research Agricultural Economist, deadline 4/25

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

ASPHN - FARMWISE: Farm to CACFP Institute and Learning Collaborative Opportunity, deadline 4/30 USDA Illinois Public Health Institute’s Lake Michigan Innovation Hub - Innovation Collaborative Awards, deadline 4/30 Maine's School Food System Innovation Grant, deadline 5/1

STUDENTS & EARLY CAREER

CDC - Food and Nutrition Security/Food is Medicine Fellow – Nutrition & Obesity Fellowship, deadline 6/3 The Rockefeller Foundation - The Bellagio Center Residency Program, deadline 4/25 UT Health San Antonio - Research Assistant Women's Congressional Policy Institute - Congressional Fellowship on Women and Public Policy, deadline 6/7

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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.