Academy Represents the Profession at Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee Meeting
01/24/2020 - The Academy encouraged the committee members to address adult nutrition needs in their recommendations in light of the recent GAO report.
01/24/2020 - The Academy encouraged the committee members to address adult nutrition needs in their recommendations in light of the recent GAO report.
01/17/2020 - The USDA announced the Simplifying Meal Service and Monitoring Requirements in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs proposed rule.
01/16/2020 - U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree, Dan Newhouse and Suzanne Bonamici introduced the bipartisan School Food Recovery Act, which will establish a new program at the USDA to support schools' food waste reduction initiatives.
01/06/2020 - The CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity recently convened the 2019 National Partner Collaboration Meeting to foster strategic thinking and creative approaches to nutrition challenges.
12/19/2019 - With the December 20 continuing resolution deadline looming, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have passed legislation to fund a number of the Academy’s policy priorities.
12/18/2019 - The Academy is endorsing legislation that would provide schools with best practices for scheduling lunch and recess to ensure that students have enough time to eat and reduce food waste.
12/10/2019 - In response to the opioid epidemic, Reps. David Trone, GT Thompson, Ann Kuster and Brett Guthrie introduced the Supporting Healthy Outcomes for Mothers and Infants Act.
12/05/2019 - The CMS issued a final rule requiring hospitals to provide patients with access to information about post-acute care provider choices.
12/5/2019 - The Academy supports efforts to help low-income individuals develop the skills necessary to acquire steady, reliable work and recognizes that promotion of work is an important piece of the puzzle to address food insecurity.
11/26/2019 - The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has created a social media toolkit to promote food safety during the holiday season.