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July State-of-the-Science Webinar


Artificial Sweeteners: Research & Policy Updates


Date: July 8th @ 9am PT/12pm ET


Presenters: Jim Krieger, MD, MPH, Healthy Food America & University of Washington

Allison Sylvetsky, PhD, George Washington University

Passcode: 610909
Meeting ID: 910 5393 6229

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HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series

Join the next 2024 NOPREN HER Summer Speaker Series for Students & Early Career Professionals session!



Registration is open to all students and professionals! Click here to register.


Upcoming sessions on Wednesdays from 4-5pm ET:


  • July 10: Leveraging Food Service Contracts at 4-year Public Universities to Understand Meal Plan Costs and Affordability
  • July 24: Policy Systems and Environmental Strategies to Support Young Children's Diet and Health
  • August 7: Collaborating Successfully across Sectors toward Nutrition Security
  • August 14: Student Presentations


To learn more about the sessions, click here.

To view past recordings, click here.

Apply for the Student Presentation and Poster Session!


HER and NOPREN will be hosting a virtual student presentation session on August 14th from 4:00 - 5:00 pm EST - the final session of the HER NOPREN Speaker Series.


Selected students will be asked to give a brief, 5-10 minute presentation on a public health nutrition related project or research they worked on over the summer. Students of all levels are encouraged to apply. Students who are not selected to give a virtual presentation, may be selected to develop a poster of their work that will be showcased on the NOPREN website. 


If you are interested in presenting, please complete the submission form by Wednesday, July 17th at 5pm ET.


To view the application, click here.

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

Food and Nutrition Security

Goldman, B. J., Freiria, C. N., Landry, M. J., Arikawa, A. Y., & Wright, L. (2024). Research trends and gaps concerning food insecurity in college students in the United States: a scoping reviewJournal of American College Health, 1–40.


Hammad, N. M., Zimmer, M., Chen, J. T., Tobias, D. K., Willett, W. C., & Leung, C. W. (2024). Associations between food insecurity and diet quality among graduate students and postdoctoral trainees in the health sciences at a private university in Boston: A cross-sectional study. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8(6), 102157–102157.


Seligman, H., & Perla, R. (2024). Food Is Medicine—Now, Recognize It As “Primarily Health-Related.” Health Affairs Forefront.


Tucker, A. C., Bresnahan, C., John, S., Johnson, J., Leung, C. W., Mui, Y., Hager, E. R., & Wolfson, J. A. (2024). Food (in)security in relation to nutrition (in)security in a national cross-sectional sample of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants: considerations of an emerging construct. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 119(6), 1475–1484.


School Wellness

Bleich, S.N., Orona, K.C., Turner, L. (2024). New Federal Program to Address Child Hunger Begins This Summer. JAMA Health Forum. 5(6),e242133. 


Orta-Aleman, D., Zuercher, M.D., Bacon, K.A., Chelius, C., Hecht, C.E., Hecht, K., Ritchie, L.D., Cohen, J.F.W., Gosliner, W. (2024). Students’ Perspectives on the Benefits and Challenges of Universal School Meals Related to Food Accessibility, Stigma, Participation, and Waste. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published online ahead of print.


WIC

Chaney, A.M., Anderson, C.E., Arnold, C.D., Whaley, S.E., Ritchie, L.D., Pundi, G.R., Nguyen, C.J., Au, L.E. (2024). Evaluating the Association of the Increase in the WIC Cash Value Benefit on the Diversity of MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables Redeemed and Consumed By Children in Low-Income Households. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8(6),103778.

NEWS & UPDATES

The Hill - What to know about the new SUN Bucks food assistance program


The Hill - Americans with poor diet fall from 49 percent to 37 percent: Study

RESOURCES

GusNIP NTAE - GusNIP Year 4 Impact Findings

The Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Center (GusNIP NTAE) has released the Year 4 (2022-2023) Impact Findings for the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). This report highlights the national impact of nutrition incentive (NI) and produce prescription (PPR) projects as well as the accomplishments of the NTAE and Nutrition Incentive Hub during GusNIP Year 4.

Center for Agriculture and Food Systems - Food Systems Resilience Planning and the Climate Crisis: Defining Concepts and Terminology


Center for Policy & Inequality Research - Enhanced WIC Benefits Boost Purchasing of Fruit and Vegetables Among Low-Income Families


The Nourished Child Podcast Episode - Advancing Nutrition Security for Children with Dr. Caree Cotwright


Nutrition Policy Institute - CACFP Family Childcare Home Sponsor Perspectives - Serious Deficiency Challenges

WEBINARS & EVENTS

Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law - The Third Annual Conference on Food Law and Policy, 11/15


The Council on Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics - Benefits and Risks of A.I. and Digitization in Agriculture, 6/28 @ 12pm ET

FRAC - Expansion Strategies for Afterschool Suppers and Snacks (Webinar), 8/22 @ 3pm ET


NIH - The Science of Partner Engagement in Research: Development and Validation of Evaluation Metrics, 7/9 @ 1pm ET


USDA - WIC Modernization Dashboard Webinar, 8/5 @ 2:30pm ET

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS

USDA


U.S. Government and Accountability Office - DOD Food Program: Additional Actions Needed to Implement, Oversee, and Evaluate Nutrition Efforts for Service Members

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling - Nutritionist


Harvard Law School's Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) - Clinical Instructor


NIWA - Research and Evaluation Manager

Stanford University Childhood Research Obesity Prevention Lab - Research Program Manager, deadline 6/30


Tufts University School of Medicine - Faculty Search in Food is Medicine, 11/30

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

HRSA - Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation Program, deadline 7/10


USDA - FY24 Behind the Tray-Food Science for School Meals, deadline 7/12

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

The Academy of Food Law and Policy - 2024 AFLP Annual Convening Call for Papers & Posters, deadline 7/12


Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management - Mentor Matching Program, mentor application deadline 7/12 & mentee application deadline 8/2024


ChangeLab Solutions - A Public Health Law Academy training


Health Affairs - Coming Soon: Request For Abstracts – Food, Nutrition, And Health, Portal opens 7/8


The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine - Call for Experts: Food Forum, deadline 7/1

STUDENTS & EARLY CAREER

HER NOPREN Early Childhood Work Group Fellow Opportunity

The Early Childhood Work Group is seeking new fellows! If you are interested in an Early Childhood Work Group Fellow position, please send your CV/resume and a brief description of why you would like this position by August 1, 2024 to: 

Alison Tovar: alison_tovar@brown.edu and Kate Bauer: kwbauer@umich.edu.


For more information about fellow roles and responsibilities, click here.

CDC - 2025 Student Paper Contest


HHS - Physical Activity Policy and Promotion Fellowship


MCH - Emerging Nutrition Leaders in MCH Training Institute, deadline 7/15


NIH - Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, deadline 8/1


NPI - 2024-25 Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Fellowship: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Fellow, deadline 7/31

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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.