Build Back Better Proposal Prioritizes Nutrition Issues Supported by the Academy
09/08/2021 - The Academy applauds efforts elevating the importance of nutrition security as our country builds back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
09/08/2021 - The Academy applauds efforts elevating the importance of nutrition security as our country builds back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
08/17/2021 - The USDA has released a re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, which is used to calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
08/06/2021 - The Academy advocates for food labels that are clear and understandable to consumers.
07/29/2021 - The Academy joined 429 other organizations on a letter to congressional leaders requesting they permanently remove outdated location restrictions on telehealth access and ensure that federally qualified health centers, critical access hospitals, and rural health clinics can furnish services via telehealth.
07/28/2021 - Nearly 50 advocates met with 40 congressional offices to discuss crucial federal programs, including school meals and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants, and Children.
07/28/2021 - An Academy member provided testimony during the U.S. House of Representatives' Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee hearing "Food for Thought: Examining Federal Nutrition Programs for Young Children and Infants."
07/06/2021 - The preparatory process for this summit is underway and the Academy has been an active participant, with the UN providing multiple opportunities to gather information across stakeholder groups.
06/03/2021 - Almost all Medicare beneficiaries have at least one chronic condition and more than two-thirds live with multiple chronic conditions that could be prevented, managed or treated in large part with medical nutrition therapy provided by registered dietitian nutritionists.
05/12/2021 - With the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act officially reintroduced in the 117th U.S. Congress, the Academy hosted 55 advocates in a virtual lobby day.
05/11/2021 - While millions of people with serious, chronic medical conditions could achieve potentially life-changing benefits from nutrition care services provided by registered dietitian nutritionists, Medicare currently covers nutrition therapy only for people with kidney disease and diabetes.