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May State-of-the-Science Webinar USDA Actions on Food and Nutrition Security: Child Nutrition Updates Date: May 13 @ 9am PT/12pm ET Panel from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service moderated by Caree Cotwright, PhD, RDN, Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity Heather Hopwood, MPH, Senior Technical Advisor, School Meals Policy Division, Child Nutrition Programs Raisa Alstodt, MBA, PMP, Program Analyst, Summer EBT, Child Nutrition Programs Elizabeth Campbell, RDN, Branch Chief, External Affairs

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PUBLICATIONS

Food is Medicine Houghtaling, B., Short, E., Shanks, C. et al. (2024). Implementation of Food is Medicine Programs in Healthcare Settings: A Narrative Review. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Food Security Jones, J., Linkous, L., Mathews-Ailsworth, L., Vazquez-Miller, R., Chance, E., Carter, J., & Saneda, I. (2024). Smart Little Campus Food Pantries: Addressing food insecurity at Virginia Commonwealth University. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 13(3), 1–17. Pediatric Obesity Gordon, K., Matthews, A., Zeller, M. H., & Lin, J. (2024). Practical guidelines for eating disorder risk mitigation in patients undergoing obesity treatment for the pediatric provider. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001356.

NEWS & UPDATES

CBS News - Amazon debuts grocery delivery program for Prime members, SNAP recipients Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Chair Thompson’s Plan Would Cut SNAP Benefits and Ignore Scientific Evidence in Thrifty Food Plan Updates Chain Store Age - Uber Eats to accept federal benefits payments in late 2024 Daily Journal - New Summer EBT program to give parents a boost this summer Education Week - The Surprising Connection Between Universal School Meals and Student Discipline FRAC - Improved Nutrition Standards Will Make for a Healthier School Day for Millions of Children The Hill - The junk food industry is targeting our children   K-12 Dive - Universal school meal policies may help reduce childhood obesity Marketplace - The WIC family food program is getting a refresh, but requirements are still tough to navigate NAACHO - Empowering Local Health Departments: A Spotlight on Prevention Research Centers

RESOURCES

Center for Science in the Public Interest - Healthy, Values-Aligned Government Food Purchasing and Food Service: Your toolkit to support advocacy and implementation National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Dietary Patterns to Prevent and Manage Diet-Related Disease Across the Lifespan NPI - School Meals for All in California: Government investments are associated with better meal operations, labor practices, and local food sourcing  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - SNAP Supports Health Equity: Recommendations for the Reauthorization of the Farm Bill

WEBINARS & EVENTS

American Society for Nutrition - Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 6/28 in Chicago Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Georgetown Center for Children and Families - Project UP - Unlocking the Potential of WIC and Medicaid to Improve Nutrition and Health, 5/13 @ 2pm ET Children's HealthWatch - Food is Medicine: Equity Consideration of this Healthcare Approach to Food Insecurity, 5/9 @ 1pm ET HER - Incorporating Equity Messaging into Nutrition Research and Policy, 5/15 @ 11am ET SIREN - Where should healthcare invest in food security interventions? Lessons from recent research, 6/5 @ 12pm ET USDA - Live FAQ Session: Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agriculture Systems, 6/25 @ 6pm ET USDA - Tribal Research Partnerships: Indigenous Agroforestry, Food Security and Sovereignty, 5/29 @ 2pm ET

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS

Senate - S.4195 - A bill to require warning labels on sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, foods and beverages containing non-sugar sweeteners, ultra-processed foods, and foods high in nutrients of concern, such as added sugar, saturated fat, or sodium, to restrict junk food advertising to children, and for other purposes. USDA Assessing the Nutritional Quality of the FDPIR Food Package Biden-Harris Administration Announces New School Meal Standards to Strengthen Child Nutrition Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot Reduced Food Insufficiency Among Low-Income Households During Early Pandemic

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Auburn University The Hunger Solutions Institute - Communication & Marketing Specialist Berkeley Food Institute - Policy Director, deadline 5/22 Fairfax County - Neighborhood/Community Services Operations Manager, deadline 5/3 Feed the Children - Research Consultant, deadline 6/30 FNS - Deputy Administrator for Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs, deadline 5/17 FNS - Regional Administrator, deadline 5/16 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Sr. Research Program Coordinator II NIH - Health Scientist Administrator (Office of Dietary Supplements), deadline 5/22 Project Bread - Senior Program Associate University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health - Program Coordinator, deadline 5/27 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Teaching Assistant Professor, deadline 5/8 Veterans Health Administration - Dietitian

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Health Resources & Services Administration - Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation Program, deadline 7/10 USDA FY 2024 SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant, deadline 6/24 FY 2024 SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants, deadline 6/18

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Action for Healthy Kids - Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards, deadline 6/30/25 Nutrients - Community-Engaged Strategies To Improve Food Access, Food Security, and Health Outcomes (Call for submissions), deadline 12/5 Preventing Chronic Disease - Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for Persistent Rural Public Health Challenges (Call for Papers), deadline 7/19 USDA - Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate option in the Summer Meal Programs (Request for Comment), deadline 8/27

STUDENTS & EARLY CAREER

CDC - Food and Nutrition Security/Food is Medicine Fellow – Nutrition & Obesity Fellowship, deadline 6/3

Berkeley Food Institute - Food & Farm Systems Engagement Fellow, deadline 6/6 CDC’s Office of Public Health Law Services - Student Internship, deadline 5/13 Environmental Defense Fund - Agriculture Policy Intern Institute for Research on Poverty - 2024–2026 Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship, deadline 5/29 Trust for America's Health - Summer Internship

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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.