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January State-of-the-Science Webinar


FDA Office of Nutrition Updates and Priorities


Date: January 13th @ 9am PT/12pm ET


Presenter: Robin McKinnon, PhD

Passcode: 610909
Meeting ID: 910 5393 6229

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PUBLICATIONS

Food Security

Jia, S. S., Todd, A. R., Vanderlee, L., Farrell, P., Allman-Farinelli, M., Sacks, G., Gibson, A. A., & Partridge, S. R. (2024). Offline to online: a systematic mapping review of evidence to inform nutrition-related policies applicable to online food delivery platforms. BMC Medicine, 22(1).


Muleta, h., Fischer, L., Ali, Q., Menezes, S., Kim, N., Minkah-Premo, E., & Essel, K. (2024). Impact of a Pediatric Produce Prescription Intervention on Food Security and Perceived Nutrition-Related Behaviors: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 15. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319241276780


Pediatric Obesity

Smith-Holmquist, N., McCormick, S. J., & Benton, M. J. (2024). Behavioral Counseling for Weight Management by Pediatric Nurse Practitioners: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 38(6), 823–829.


Tillman, E. M., & Selsbiel Mertami. (2024). Precision medicine to identify, prevent, and treat pediatric obesity. Pharmacotherapy the Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy.


School Wellness

Lartey, M. (2024). Institute of Child Nutrition Applied Research Division Research Update – School Nutrition Association. School Nutrition Association.


Sliwa, S. A., Merlo, C. L., McKinnon, I. I., Self, J. L., Kissler, C. J., Saelee, R., & Rasberry, C. N. (2024). Skipping Breakfast and Academic Grades, Persistent Feelings of Sadness or Hopelessness, and School Connectedness Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023. MMWR Supplements, 73(4), 87–93.

NEWS & UPDATES

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Congress Must Extend Protections for SNAP Households Who Are Victims of Benefit Theft


FRAC - All States Must Adopt Summer EBT to Address Childhood Summer Hunger


The Highlander - Hunger and food waste in America


Marketplace - Could a grocery delivery site help get more people signed up for SNAP?

RESOURCES

NPI - School Meals for All Supports Students and Families


Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - What Gives Us Hope: 20 Years of Shared Impact for Kid's Health

WEBINARS & EVENTS

FRAC - National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference, May 4-6, 2025 in Washington D.C.


NIFA - NIFA's Contributions to Tackling Food and Nutrition Insecurity (webinar), 1/8 @ 2pm ET

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS

USDA


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Alliance for a Healthier Generation - Whole Child Health National Advisor, Staff Well-Being


Bread for the World - Deputy Director, Policy & Research Institute


Friends of the Earth - Senior Policy Advocate, School Food Policy


National Geographic - Director, Program (The Future of Food)


Penn Center for Food and Nutrition Policy - Director of Data Analytics

Share Our Strength - Senior Research Manager


South Carolina Food Systems Network - Project Manager


The Health Initiative - Senior Policy- Director


University of Mississippi - Southern Foodways Alliance Assistant Professor

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Policies to reduce exposure to non-sugar sweeteners

Are you interested in contributing to a scoping review funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research on gathering policies to reduce exposure to non-sugar sweeteners?


If so, please click here for more information.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - 2025 National Honors and Awards, nominations due 3/1/25


ASPHN - Pediatric Nutrition Intensive Course 2025


The Barack Obama Foundation - 2025-2026 Leaders Program Foundation, deadline 12/18


CHLPI - Request for Technical Assistance Proposals: State-Level Food is Medicine, deadline 12/20


International Fresh Produce Association and Foundation for Fresh Produce - Share stories of real world impact, deadline 1/15


University of Wisconsin-Madison - Understanding the School Food Workforce Subgrants, proposal due 2/14/24; Informational webinar @ 12/18 @ 3pm ET


World Health Organization - Call for experts - WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory group on Nutrition Monitoring (TEAM), deadline 1/10

STUDENTS & EARLY CAREER

ASN - Science Policy Fellowship, deadline 12/16


Arizona State University - Postdoctoral Scholar in Public Health Nutrition, deadline 1/15


Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School - 2025 Summer Honors Internship


NC State University - Early Care & Education Extension Postdoc Scholar


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Nutrition Policy and Promotion Fellowship

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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 U48DP006864 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.