03/22/2018 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2018 omnibus appropriations bill, which would increase funding for the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.
04/20/2018 - Appropriations committees in the Senate and House of Representatives will begin considering the Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations bills in May.
04/18/2018 - The U.S. House Agriculture Committee advanced the farm bill, H.R. 2, out of committee by a vote of 26 to 20.
04/13/2018 - Academy President Donna S. Martin wrote a letter to congratulate Robert Redfield, MD on his appointment to serve as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
04/12/2018 - The Academy submitted testimony to appropriations subcommittees requesting Fiscal Year 2019 funding for federal nutrition programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
04/11/2018 - The Health Resources and Services Administration has issued the Part B Supplemental Grant Announcement, offering funding to states, territories, cities and HIV care and support organization.
04/11/2018 - The House Agriculture Committee is expected to release its version of the farm bill later this week or early next week.
04/10/2018 - A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are 1.3 million U.S. adults with diagnosed Type 1 diabetes and 21 million adults with diagnosed Type 2 diabetes.
04/09/2018 - The Academy strongly supports the proposed information collections for surveys on the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors in various settings.
04/09/2018 - The Academy welcomes the opportunity to work with the USDA as it considers revisions to regulations, noting that we oppose any harmful proposals or changes to regulations that materially change the structure of SNAP or reduce funding for SNAP.
04/06/2018 - The Food and Drug Administration has announced a comprehensive multiyear Nutrition Innovation Strategy with two goals.
