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📣 Register Today! 📣 The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will host a stakeholder webinar on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 1:00 pm ET to provide an overview of the recently released draft guidance outlining new, voluntary targets for sodium reduction in foods, as well as a preliminary assessment of progress 2010-2022. https://lnkd.in/eWnKCCST

It’s here. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has released their report: “A Vision for Advancing Nutrition Science in the United States.” The Office of Nutrition Research is appreciative to all the members of the PCAST Nutrition Working Group for their time, expertise, and effort in the preparation of their report to the President. The press release can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e2GmrG4v The Letter and Executive Summary can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eN6zgqDK The full report can be found via the PCAST Documents and Reports page: https://lnkd.in/e3A3iMpY Direct link to full report: https://lnkd.in/eM2vm65D #nutritionresearch #nutrition #nutritionequity #nutritiondisparities #foodinsecurity #nutritioninsecurity #ONR #NIH #weareNIH #whconfhungerhealth #prevention #publichealth

Yesterday's National Produce Prescription Collaborative Summit was a blast. It was great to meet new folks in the Produce Rx space as well as see so many old friends, and see how far the space has come in what feels like a short amount of time. Big thanks to Brent for the invitation, and for those of y'all going to Capitol Hill today for the Day of Action, good luck!

After a summer break, we are ready to continue our QUEER ALL-YEAR virtual panel series! In collaboration with The James Beard Foundation, coming up next we have QUEER FARMERS! In a thought-provoking conversation, queer farmers share their vital role in nurturing and sustaining our global food! QFF Advisory Member Alex Walsh of Fair Food Network is Moderating! Panelists are:  Jasmyn Story of Freedom Farm Azul Monti Lawson of The Catalyst Collaborative Farm chalchiuhkoatl of The Queer Farmer Network aihnoa woodley of Rock Steady Farm Join us this upcoming Monday, September 16th at 4-5pm EST! Special Thank you to our sponsors BentoBox! TO SIGN UP: https://tr.ee/euiBfgXDcr

📑 One of the most reliable resources that I use in my work advocating for access to #MNT for #chronicdiseases is the annual report from Trust for America's Health for obesity rates. Today the State of Obesity 2024: Better Policies for a Healthier America was released and it is worth checking out. 🔔 We still have a lot of work to do and need better policies to address chronic disease in the U.S. ➡ Pages 77 - 82 are particularly useful, not only for #obesity, but for #nutritionsecurity and other chronic diseases. I use these statistics frequently to personalize conversations with members of Congress about their states. https://lnkd.in/eDWR2gGs ☎ Calling all advocates! Save those pages, then send a message to your members of Congress and tell them why MNT should be covered! We love it when #RDNs advocate, but we need everyone's help! https://lnkd.in/egYqEK2b

Big news! We were thrilled to see FRAC featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on 9/8, during a segment on Healthy #SchoolMeals4All – an issue we’ve been incredibly passionate about for years.  https://lnkd.in/gAm4Qedv It's not too late to watch the segment! If you have HBO, you can download the show now on-demand. The segment is also available on YouTube. https://lnkd.in/eYqQRTD8

Please join me on Tuesday 9/17 for a webinar hosted by The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law to discuss The Role of LGBTQ Organizations in Youth Food Access. I will be joined by advocacy and community leaders from the Williams Institute, BAGLY, Inc. and CenterLink. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/ezsjysFS 🌈 #LGBTQ #nutrition #schoolmeals #youth #foodaccess

Session Spotlight - Feeding Change: Nourishing Alabama's Future 🌟 Cultivating Resources: Create More Impact With Grant Funding 🌟 Join Kara Newby, PhD from the Hunger Solutions Institute and Will Thomas from Patelana Group as they explore the essentials of grant funding. This session will provide you with the tools and knowledge to: • Discover funding opportunities • Prioritize and triage grant applications • Navigate restricted vs. unrestricted funding • Understand the essentials for grant applications • Develop compelling grant proposals • Highlight specific active grant opportunities Whether you’re new to grant writing or looking to enhance your skills, this session offers valuable insights to help you maximize your impact and secure the resources needed to drive change. 🌱💡 Register today! aub.ie/feedingchangereg #FeedingChange Feeding Alabama, Alabama Arise, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, ALABAMA DIETETIC ASSOCIATION INC, Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network, Alabama Department of Public Health

Today, USDA Economic Research Service released the 2023 Household Food Security report. The rate of food insecurity is up significantly, up to 13.5% of all American households. It's significantly higher than that in households with kids, households with single moms, poor households, Black and Hispanic households, rural and urban households, and Southern households. And there are still no prevalence data for populations like the LGBTQ+ community, which other evidence shows continues to be a problem (though I know this Administration is making efforts on this front data and program-wise). It also shows that only 58% of the households experiencing food insecurity reported participating in our largest Federal nutrition programs (SNAP, WIC, and NSLP). To me, it's a real bummer of a report. We have a lot of work to do to solve this issue, and there are a lot of interrelated factors: ease of access for nutrition programs, inflation, wage growth, income inequality, farm and food worker justice, the list goes on. The one glimmer of hope I see here is this: during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we really got to the root of the problem. Or, at least, we tried. We made public benefits easier to get and they were more robust, we had more people rolling up their sleeves to solve this problem in their communities, we thought creatively about supply chain issues and got around them. We had the Child Tax Credit giving families with kids some breathing room. As so many have written over the years (myself included), we know hunger in this country is a political choice. We can choose to do all those things again, and do even more to eradicate hunger in this land of plenty, not to mention around the world. Will we? I hope so.

In 2023, 13.5 percent of U.S. households (18 million households) were food insecure, meaning they had difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g7_Esaiu