From the Coordinating Center

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 Overview of NOPREN-funded Rural Libraries Project, Rural Food Access WG WIC Modernization and Outreach, WIC Research Learning Collaborative 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.

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PUBLICATIONS

Featured Publication Chriqui, J. F., Asada, Y., Smith, N. R., Kroll-Desrosiers, A., & Lemon, S. C. (2023). Advancing the science of policy implementation: A call to action for the implementation science field. Translational Behavioral Medicine, ibad034.

COVID-19 de Carvalho, C. A. (2023). Editorial: The impact of COVID-19 on food security around the world. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. 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. Food and Nutrition Security Anziano, J., & Zigmont, V. A. (2023). Understanding food insecurity among college athletes: A qualitative study at a public university in New England. Journal of Athletic Training. Ferrero, E. M., Yunker, A. G., Cuffe, S., Gautam, S., Mendoza, K., Bhupathiraju, S., & Mattei, J. (2023). Nutrition and Health in the LGBTQ+ Community: A Narrative Review. Advances in Nutrition, 0(0). Food Marketing Singer, S., & Downs, S. J. (2023b). The ‘Product Environment’ is an Important Driver of Health. It’s Time to Measure It. American Journal of Health Promotion, 08901171231195368. Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs Anderson, C. E., Au, L. E., Yepez, C. E., Ritchie, L. D., Tsai, M. M., & Whaley, S. E. (2023). Increased WIC Cash Value Benefit is Associated with Greater Amount and Diversity of Redeemed Fruits and Vegetables among Participating Households. Current Developments in Nutrition, 7(9). Giombi, K. C., Rabbitt, M. P., & Karns, S. (2023). Military Eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Simulating the Exemption of the Basic Allowance for Housing from Gross Income. The Journal of Nutrition, 153(9), 2726–2735. Nutrition Policy Haddad, L. (2023). Essential steps for transforming national food systems. Nature Food, 4(8), Article 8. School Wellness Kahn, C. B., John, B., Shin, S. S., Whitman, R., Yazzie, A. S., Goldtooth-Halwood, R., Hecht, K., Hecht, C., Vollmer, L., Egge, M., Nelson, N., Bitah, K., & George, C. (2023). Teacher and Caregiver Perspectives on Water Is K’é: An Early Child Education Program to Promote Healthy Beverages among Navajo Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(17), Article 17.

NEWS & UPDATES

Associated Press - Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy Center for Science in the Public Interest - The Pennsylvania Prison Society is working to change the culture of food behind bars Douglas County Sentinel - Study Kids who lose WIC see nutrition scores decline The Fence Post - Food companies under pressure to reformulate sugar-containing products Food Navigator USA - USDA modernizes oversight of child nutrition programs, including school meals  Forbes - Food Insecurity In U.S. Military And Veterans Doubles National Average Fox 13 Salt Lake City - School meals healthier this year with new sodium requirements Healio - Study links COVID-19 pandemic to weight gain among children in US The Healthy - What New York and California’s Imminent Food Bans Mean for Some Popular Brands The Hill - American families need SNAP benefits more now than ever The Hill - Oh, SNAP: Is Biden’s food stamp expansion inflating grocery prices? The Imprint - Restrictions on Food Stamps Will Be Lifted For Former Foster Youth Public News Service - Anti-Hunger Advocates Oppose Limits on Food Benefits in Farm Bill USA Today - New food stamp requirements start in September. What the changes mean for you Washington Post - Healthy eating curriculum may contribute to eating disorders in kids Washington Post - Poor families could see cuts to food aid as Congress battles over budget Washington Post - White House asks Congress to pass short-term spending deal, boost food aid

RESOURCES

Benefits Data Trust - New Study Reinforces Power of SNAP to Reduce Health Care Costs Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - What We Measure Matters: Enhanced Performance Metrics for SNAP and Medicaid Would Promote a More Human-Centered Delivery System Flipping the Table - Podcast Series FRAC - Maintaining SNAP Benefits for Unemployed and Underemployed People Struggling in the Labor Market National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Applying Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Research and Development to Future Epidemics: Proceedings of a Workshop Translating Knowledge of Foundational Drivers of Obesity into Practice, Proceedings of a Workshop Series Nutrition Policy Institute - The Many Benefits of School Meals for All

WEBINARS & EVENTS

Alliance for a Healthier Generation - ESSER & Whole Child Health: The Walking Classroom, an Innovative Learning Solution, 9/12/23 @ 6p ET Health Eating Research - Being Who We Say We Are – Negotiating Power and Building Relationships in Food Systems Research, 9/11/23 @ 1p ET Healthy Eating Research - Working with WIC: An Introduction to the National WIC Association Applied Research Framework, 9/19/23 @ 2p ET National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine - Use of Meta-Analyses in Nutrition Research and Policy: Planning of Meta-Analysis, 9/19/23 @ 12p ET National Center on Health Statistics - Population-Based Survey Experience in Multimode Health and Nutrition Data Collection, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 10/4/23 @ 1:30p ET NIH - Interventions, Promoting the Science and Practice of Behavior Maintenance, 9/22 @ 11a ET NIH - Measurement, Promoting the Science and Practice of Behavior Maintenance, 9/20 @11a ET Office of Dietary Supplements - Updates from the FDA Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, 9/13/23 @ 11a ET USDA - Community Nutrition Champion Training, Multiple Dates USDA - NIFA Food & Nutrition Security Webinar: Local/Regional Food Systems, 10/3/23 @ 11:30a ET West Coast Climate & Materials Management Forum - Achieving Zero Food Waste: State Policy Toolkit and EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, 9/13/23 @ 2p ET

FEDERAL UPDATES & REPORTS

Congress - S.2680 - Transitioning Servicemember Food Security Act of 2023 FDA - FDA Names First Deputy Commissioner for Proposed, Unified Human Foods Program FDA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting and Listening Sessions on Strategies to Reduce Added Sugars Consumption in the United States Medicaid - Medicaid and CHIP Renewals Outreach and Educational Resources United States Census Bureau - Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS) USDA Building Opportunities for Minority Farmers through the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program GusNIP Efforts Impacting Rural Communities – and Economies Nutrition Security: Building on Our Work to Date and Accelerating Progress Reaching Those in Need: Estimates of State SNAP Participation Rates in 2020 Summer Food Service Program Integrity Study U.S. Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs Continued To Respond to Economic and Public Health Conditions in Fiscal Year 2022

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

CATCH Global Foundation - Director of Global Development Center for Science in the Public's Interest - Policy Associate, deadline 9/17/23 Evidence Action - Senior Associate, Nutrition The George Washington University - Professor of Public Health (Redstone Chair and Director of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness God's Love We Deliver - Food is Medicine Coalition - Manager of Membership and Accreditation National Science Foundation - Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Penn State - Assistant/Associate Professor in Precision Nutrition The Rockerfeller Foundation - Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion RTI International - Senior Food Security & Nutrition Advisor USDA - Attorney Advisor (General), International Affairs, Food Assistance and Farm and Rural Programs Division, deadline 10/1/23 USDA - Supervisory Research Biologist/Nutritionist/Chemist (Research Leader) Washington State Department of Health - Electronic Healthy Incentives Project Coordinator (HSC3)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FRAC - Request for Proposals, Equitable Access to Child Nutrition Programs, deadline 10/3/23

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Building H - Quick Volunteer Opportunity, Building H Index Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences - Submit an Abstract, IAFNS Science Innovation Showcase, deadline 11/13/23 Share Our Strength - Request for Proposal, Evaluator for an NIH Project USDA - Request for Comments, Assessing Equity in Work Requirements and SNAP Employment & Training USDA - Request for Comments, Reasons for Under-Redemption of the WIC Cash-Value Benefit WHO - Request for Comments, Online public consultation: draft guidance on regulatory measures aimed at restricting digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes, deadline 9/17/23

STUDENT & EARLY CAREER SECTION

Arizona State University - Postdoctoral Scholar, Public Health Nutrition, deadline 11/1/23 Chef Ann Foundation - Fellowship, Healthy School Food Pathway, deadline 10/1/23 Cornell University - Research Assistant (3 positions) FDA - FDA Office of Global Policy and Strategy Fellowship John Hopkins Center for a Livable Future - Student Research Assistant Positions Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Bloomberg American Health Fellowship National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine - The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program, deadline 10/16/23 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - 2023 Information Sessions, Health Policy Fellows U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Presidential Management Fellows

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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.