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NOPREN State-of-the-Science webinar May 8th @ 12pm ET Advancing nutrition policies during COVID-19 and beyond: NOPREN Work Groups at the cutting edge In this State-of-the-Science, a select number of NOPREN Work Groups will give lightning round talks on their NOPREN-funded projects evaluating the impact and future implications for nutrition assistance program or policy changes that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include: An analysis of funding priorities and the equity implications of water security provisions in United States’ COVID-19 policies and programs (Abigail Colburn) Household food security and food sourcing patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Appalachian Ohio (Jennifer Garner and Kyle Busse) Food policy councils and the COVID-19 pandemic (Larissa Calancie and Abiodun Atoloye) Free school meals for all: A policy study of adoption in Maine and California (Juliana Cohen and Amelie Hecht) 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 May topics include: Promoting Physical Activity and Nutrition Education from a Social Ecological Perspective, School Wellness WG Introduction to the Farm Bill, Rural Food Access WG ...And more! Information about upcoming Work Group meetings can be found here. Webinars to Watch Check out the April Early Childhood Work Group webinar on Effective State-Level Policies to Strengthen the Early Years featuring Dr. Cynthia Osborne, Executive Director of the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center.  Grounded in the science of the developing child and based on comprehensive reviews of the most rigorous evidence available, this session shared 11 policy solutions that help foster the nurturing environments infants and toddlers need to thrive and that reduce longstanding disparities in opportunities and outcomes among racial and ethnic groups and socioeconomic statuses.  Watch the presentation here and click to learn more about the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center.

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PUBLICATIONS

Dietary Guidelines and Intake Du, M., Griecci, C. F., Cudhea, F., Eom, H., Wong, J. B., Wilde, P., Kim, D. D., Michaud, D. S., Wang, Y. C., Mozaffarian, D., & Zhang, F. F. (2023). What is the cost-effectiveness of menu calorie labelling on reducing obesity-associated cancer burdens? an economic evaluation of a federal policy intervention among 235 million adults in the USA. BMJ Open, 13(4). Food and Nutrition Security Bleich, S. N., Fiechtner, L., and Kenney, E. L. (2023). Opportunities to Promote Food and Nutrition Security as the Federal Public Health Emergency Ends.” JAMA Health Forum 4(4). e231472. Mozaffarian, D. (2023). Measuring And Addressing Nutrition Security To Achieve Health And Health Equity. Health Affairs Health Policy Brief.

NEWS & UPDATES

Center for Science in the Public Interest - CSPI and New York City Health Department urge FDA to set voluntary added sugar reduction targets for foods and drinks Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Building on SNAP's Effectiveness in the Farm Bill Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - House Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill Cuts Health Coverage, Food Assistance, Income Support, and Other National Priorities, Gives Billions to Wealthy Tax Cheats Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Speaker McCarthy’s SNAP Proposal Would Take Food Away From Older Adults for Not Meeting Work Requirements Fox News - House Dems push legislation to keep serving school lunch even when schools close Government of Canada - Health Canada publishes policy update on restricting the advertising of food and beverages to children HuffPost - Federal ‘Work Requirements,’ Benefit Cuts Already Taking Effect For Millions This Year HV1 - School officials overwhelmingly support universal free meals Left Over - We Created This System in the First Place, An investigative podcast from LWC Studios, revealing the toxic politics in the American public school lunch system (podcast) Mathematica - President Biden’s Proposed Investments in Evidence-Based Policy (podcast) National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Local Farms and Food Act Strengthens Regional Food Economies Across the US NBC News - As House Republicans push for tighter food stamp rules, some states are enacting them NIH - Anti-poverty programs may help reduce disparities in brain development and mental health symptoms in children NPR - The impact that Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling proposal would have on food stamps NPR - Schools ended universal free lunch. Now meal debt is soaring NPR - Speaker McCarthy proposes changing access to food stamps as part of debt limit debate The Wall Street Journal - Food Insecurity Hits Hard With Veterans and Uniformed Troops

RESOURCES

ASPHN - Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Race, Culture, and Adapting the Recommendations for All CDC - Adults Living in Families Experiencing Food Insecurity in the Past 30 Days: United States, 2021 Healthy Eating Research - New Resources for Parents and Providers on Healthy Drinks for Young Kids

WEBINARS & EVENTS

APHSA - Economic Mobility & Well-Being Conference, 8/27/23-8/30/23 The Food Ed Hub Presents - Ingredients for Nourishing Nutrition Education: Conference and Celebration, 5/9/23 @ 9a ET Tufts Institute for Global Obesity Research and Tufts Equity in Health, Wealth, and Civic Engagement - The Role of Dollar Stores on Food Access and Obesity Inequities in the United States, 5/9/23 @11a ET

FEDERAL UPDATES

Congress Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023 S.1336: A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes Congressional Research Service - USDA's February 2023 Proposed Rule to Update Nutrition Standards for School Meals FDA - FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives USDA Easier Enrollment in WIC Leads to Healthier Moms and Kids Integrating Nutrition into Healthcare in the Midwest USDA Invests Over $46M in Sustainable Ag Research and Education United State Department of Education - End of the Public Health Emergency and Impact on Student Eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Center for Science in the Public Interest - Program Manager, deadline 5/10/23 Chef Ann Foundation - Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, deadline 5/15/23 Congressional Research Service - Analyst in Health Policy, deadline 5/30/23 Excite Program - Program Coach, first review of applications 5/8/23 FHI 360 - Partnership Director National WIC Association - Director for the Center for Innovative Practices in WIC Public Health Institute - Junior Program Analyst, The Global Health Training, Advisory and Support Contract Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Managing Director, Leadership for Better Health The Rockefeller Foundation - Managing Director, Food is Medicine Tufts University | ChildObesity180 - Programming and Analytics Research Assistant for Data Management of USDA/Tufts Telehealth Intervention Strategies for WIC (THIS-WIC), deadline 5/10/23 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - Professor/Associate Professor, Executive Director, Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP), Department of Military and Emergency Medicine (MEM), deadline 5/24/23 University of Illinois - Extension Educator, Agriculture and Agribusiness (Local Food Systems and Small Farms), deadline 5/18/23 University of Minnesota - Public Health Nutrition Program Assistant USDA - Deputy Director, deadline 5/11/23 USAID - Project Management Specialist (Agriculture and Food Security) USAID - Supervisory Biologist (Computational Bioinformatics)/Nutritionist/Chemist/Data Scientist

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Danone Institute - Sustainable Food Systems Initiative, deadline 6/14/23 Denver Department of Public Health & Environment - Request for Proposal, Evaluation Contractor, deadline extended to 5/31/23 USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development, deadline 12/7/23 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program, deadline 12/29/23 Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, deadline extended to 5/12/23 SNAP Employment and Training National Partnership Grants 2023, deadline 7/10/23 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Data and Technical Assistance Grants, deadline 6/27/23

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

FDA - Request for Information: Food Labeling in Online Grocery Shopping Food Minds - upwaRD Class of 2023, upwaRD is a professional recognition and development program for emerging nutrition communicators FRAC - Native American Agriculture Fund - Food Access Survey U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Ways to Get Involved with the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

STUDENT & EARLY CAREER SECTION

American Academy of Pediatrics - Public Health Internship Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations - 2023 II Session of the UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum, 10/18/23-10/24/22, applications due 6/30/23 National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship, deadline 5/12/23 NOPREN - Call for Abstracts, Early Childhood Work Group, Student Research Spotlight, deadline 5/31/23 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Health Equity Scholars for Action 2023, deadline 5/31/23 Texas A&M AgriLife Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center - Research Student Assistant USDA - Climate or Nutrition Science Fellowship, deadline 5/26/23

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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.