06/22/2018 - The Academy has urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to ensure the mental and physical well-being of children affected by immigration policy.
06/21/2018 - In a letter to the U.S. Senate, the Academy outlines its support for the legislation that would reauthorize and strengthen nutrition programs that promote healthy people, healthful food systems and a strong economy.
05/08/2018 - In a letter to House Representatives, the Academy outlined concerns with the Farm Bill, including changes to the SNAP and to nutrition education programs.
05/07/2018 - Academy President Donna S. Martin wrote a letter to President Trump asking him to include an RDN on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.
05/02/2018 - The Academy organized a tour for U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown (Md.) of the USDA's Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center; the Center focuses on relationships among agriculture, diet and health.
04/25/2018 - The Academy sent a letter to the appropriations committees chairs and ranking members calling for proportional relief in the Fiscal Year 2019 302(b) allocations that support agencies and programs of the HHS and USDA.
04/16/2018 - Academy President Donna S. Martin wrote a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee outlining the Academy's concerns with the farm bill, H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018.
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.
02/27/2018 - Food & Nutrition has received a Communitas Award for its Pledge of Professional Civility. Communitas Awards honor companies and organizations that go beyond rhetoric and whose commitment to community and social responsibility sets them apart.
02/06/18 - Academy President Donna S. Martin's response to a recent WSJ op-ed headlined “Do you need a college degree to give diet advice?"
