Working on a broad range of issues to advance the nutritional status of people in the United States and around the world, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics focuses on priority areas covering aging, child nutrition, food and food safety, health literacy and nutrition advancement, Medical Nutrition Therapy, nutrition research and monitoring and weight management for health. Public Policy press releases inform the public and the media of the efforts of the Academy and legislation at the state and federal level.
12/10/2018 – School nutrition programs will have more flexibility in areas related to serving flavored milk and whole grains under a final rule released this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The rule also allows more time for schools to reach sodium reduction targets.
12/03/2018 – The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recently honored U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (Minn.) with its 2018 Public Policy Leadership Award for her work in nutrition, food and agriculture policy.
07/02/2018 - The Academy initiated and led a collaborative of more than a dozen health organizations in strongly encouraging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to ensure the mental and physical well-being of children affected by its immigration policy.
05/18/2018 - The Academy urges the Senate and House to work in a bipartisan manner, and will continue to work with Congress to develop a farm bill that improves health for all, especially those most susceptible to experiencing food insecurity.
12/08/2017 - A congressional briefing on "School Foodservice Equipment Modernization," organized by the Academy, will take place December 13. The briefing, for congressional staff and the public, will address the need for improving school nutrition program equipment and infrastructure.
11/02/2017 – The Academy commends Congress and President Trump for enacting the National Clinical Care Commission Act. The bill creates a commission to evaluate and recommend solutions for better coordination and use of federal programs to support care for people with diabetes and metabolic syndromes and disorders.
10/31/2017 - During the third annual National Obesity Care Week, the Academy urges the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to pass the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, a critical step in addressing the obesity epidemic.
09/20/2017 – The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics urges the U.S. Senate to reject the American Health Care Act of 2017 as amended by the Graham-Cassidy proposal.
07/28/2017 - The Academy commends the U.S. Senate's rejection on July 27 of the Health Care Freedom Act, an amendment offered to the American Health Care Act that would have partially repealed the Affordable Care Act.
07/25/2017 - The Academy continues to urge the U.S. Senate to reject the American Health Care Act after the upper chamber on July 25 narrowly passed a procedural vote to open debate on overturning the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
