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October State-of-the-Science Webinar
Health Services Research - Pediatric Obesity Care Coverage: A Review of State Medicaid Health Plans
Date*: October 21st @ 9am PT/12pm ET
Presenters: Kali Autrey, PharmD, PhC, BCPS, NCP
Click here to join via Zoom
Passcode: 610909
Meeting ID: 910 5393 6229
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*NOPREN State-of-the-Science webinars are typically held the 2nd Monday of each month at 12pm ET. In October and November 2024, they will be held the 3rd Monday of the month due to federal holidays.
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NOPREN HER Resource Digest
The bi-weekly digest is a joint product of NOPREN and HER.*
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Early Childhood
Ritchie L. D., Bacon K. A., Felix C., Lee D.L., Marshall SK. D., Homel Vitale E., & Matias S.L. (2024). Child and Adult Care Food Program: Family Childcare Home Providers’ Perceptions of Impacts of Increased Meal and Snack Reimbursement Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrients. 6(19):3241.
Pediatric Obesity
Boles, R. E., & Moore, J. M. (2024). Psychosocial Outcomes after Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.
Kracht, C.L., Neshteruk, C. D., Moding, K. J., Rolke L. J., Wagner, B. E., Kielb, E., Ferrante, M. J., Robinson, C., Keinsley, J., Colella, J., Speirs, K. E., & Luecking, C. T. (2024). Community-based diet and obesity-related policy, system, and environmental interventions for obesity prevention during the first 1000 days: A scoping review. Obesity Reviews. 13815.
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APHA - Annual Meeting and Expo Registration, 10/27-10/30 in Minneapolis
Hunger to Health Collaboratory - H2HC Fall Summit: Accelerating Solutions, 11/21
National Farm to School Network - 2024 Movement Meeting, 10/17 at 3pm ET
NCCOR - Obesity-Related Policy, Systems, and Environmental Research in the U.S., 10/9-10/10
New York Farm to School - Summit 2024, 11/21-11/22 in Syracuse, NY
Obesity-Related Policy, Systems, and Environmental Research in the U.S. - NCCOR OPUS II Workshop, 10/9-10/10
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Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics Partnership (RIDGE) - Conference, 10/7
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Care: The Secret ingredient in School Meals, 10/9 @ 2:30pm ET
SNAP Employment & Training - National Forum, 10/29-10/30
USDA - Addressing Critical Shortages in Nutrition Professionals, 10/22 @ 3pm ET
USDA - 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Final Meeting, 10/21 - 10/22 at 11am ET
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FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS
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GAO
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
USDA
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HER NOPREN Resilient Food Systems and Nutrition Work Group Fellow Opportunity
The HER NOPREN Resilient Food Systems and Nutrition Work Group is hiring a new fellow. The fellow will work with the co-chairs to plan and facilitate monthly meetings, liaise with other workgroup fellows and HER NOPREN teams, and help advance the Work Group's projects.
To apply, email Elsie Moore (em885@cornell.edu) and Margaret Read (mread@ahealthieramerica.org) your resume or CV and a one-page description of why you would like to be the work group fellow and how your skills and experiences can contribute. Applications are due by November 1, 2024, at 11:59pm ET.
To learn more about the position, click here.
To learn more about the Resilient Food Systems and Nutrition Work Group, click 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 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.
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