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PUBLICATIONS

Publications by CDC Authors Lee, S. H., Park, S., & Blanck, H. M. (2023). Consumption of Added Sugars by States and Factors Associated with Added Sugars Intake among US Adults in 50 States and the District of Columbia-2010 and 2015. Nutrients, 15(2), 357. Park, S., Zhao, L., Lee, S. H., Hamner, H. C., Moore, L. V., Galuska, D. A., & Blanck, H. M. (2023). Children and Adolescents in the United States with Usual High Added Sugars Intake: Characteristics, Eating Occasions, and Top Sources, 2015-2018. Nutrients, 15(2), 274.

Huse, O., Schultz, S., Boelsen-Robinson, T., Ananthapavan, J., Peeters, A., Sacks, G., & Blake, M. R. (2023). The implementation and effectiveness of outlet-level healthy food and beverage accreditation schemes: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews: An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 24(4), e13556. Stowe, E. W., Moore, L. V., Hamner, H. C., Park, S., Gunn, J. P., Juan, W., Kantor, M. A., & Galuska, D. A. (2023). Meeting the Healthy People 2030 Added Sugars Target. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, S0749-3797(23)00062-4.

NEWS & UPDATES

9News - 'Hunger cliff' at end of increased SNAP benefits hits older adults hard Associated Press - 'It's hard to focus': Schools say American kids are hungry Brown Political Review - Want to Solve Childhood Hunger? Feed Kids Center for Science in the Public Interest - Montgomery County, MD soon to require healthier drinks with kids’ meals Greenfield Recorder - McGovern bill would increase federal reimbursement for school meals Healio - Prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity increasing in US, but remains low overall The Hill - Pandemic SNAP benefits just ended. Here’s how some states are making up for it K-12 Dive - School lunch participation leapt 51% during 2021-22 NBC News - The broken business of America's schoolchildren Salon - Food prices are not the only obstacle to achieving food security STAT - ‘Leave the chocolate milk out of this’: School cooks, parents, kids push back on USDA effort to make lunches healthier

RESOURCES

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Expanding Work Requirements Would Make It Harder for People to Meet Basic Needs Timeline: Understanding the Impact of the End of the Public Health Emergency and COVID-19 Waivers on SNAP Households FRAC - School Meals Report, 2021–2022 School Year Mazon - The Hunger Museum

WEBINARS & EVENTS

Institute for Research on Policy - Expanded SNAP Benefits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned, 4/5/23 @ 2p ET School Nutrition Association - Reimagining & Reshaping the Future of School Nutrition Professionals: A Design Thinking Approach, 3/22/23 @ 2p ET U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Find and Apply for Pathways Programs (Federal Internships), 3/29/23 @ 3p ET

FEDERAL UPDATES

Congress HR 1269 - To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates of school meals, and for other purposes H.R.1424 - To amend the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 to extend additional reimbursement rates for certain child nutrition programs, and for other purposes FDA - FDA Calls for Enhanced Safety Measures in Letter to Powdered Infant Formula Industry USDA - Statement by Secretary Vilsack on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Agriculture Research Service - Biological Scientist/Chemist/Nutritionist, deadline 4/12/23 Alexandria City Public Schools - Assistant Director, School Nutrition Services California Department of Public Health - Special Assistant to the Assistant Public Health Officer, deadline 4/3/23 Chef Ann Foundation - Multiple positions International Dairy Foods Association - Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Kellen - Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs (Food and Nutrition) National Council on Aging - Director, Social Safety Net Solutions Oakland University - Community Data Hub Director Panum - Nutrition Technologist/SME Texas A&M Agrilife Research Deputy Director, Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center Systematic Review Analyst (Research Specialist II), Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center University of Connecticut - Assistant/Associate Professor in Nutritional Physiology, deadline 3/31/23 University of Kentucky - Extension Regional Director - West, deadline 4/3/23 University of Maryland Extension - Project Coordinator, Extension Health Program, deadline 4/6/23 WHO - Director, Communicable Diseases Prevention, Control and Elimination, deadline 4/12/23

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

RWJF, HER - Call for Proposals, deadline 4/5/23

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

National Farm to School Network - State-Level Farm to ECE Survey The Fund for Better Food Policy - Nominations for Independent Advisory Committee, deadline 3/27/23

STUDENT & EARLY CAREER SECTION

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation - Multiple fellowship positions University of Connecticut - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Nutritional Sciences, deadline 3/31/23 Yale Law School Clinical Fellowships - 2 positions

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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, or DHHS.droppable-1678314091345