Academy Supports Establishment of U.S. House Select Committee on Hunger
05/20/2019 - The Academy joined the Alliance to End Hunger's request for the creation of a Select Committee on Hunger within the U.S. House of Representatives.
05/20/2019 - The Academy joined the Alliance to End Hunger's request for the creation of a Select Committee on Hunger within the U.S. House of Representatives.
05/17/2019 - Lauren Landfried, PhD, RD, LD, FAND, has been nominated by the Academy to serve on the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
05/15/2019 - The Academy and other professional organizations met with the CMS and urged the agency cover technology-based communication services.
05/14/2019 - In a comment sent last week to the CDC, the Academy voiced its support of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and the Yale School of Nursing's request for new ICD-10-CM codes related to food insecurity.
05/10/2019 - The Academy sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to add their support to H.R. 1221.
05/03/2019 - The Academy joins other organizations in continuing to oppose the USDA from proceeding with the long-distance relocations of the ERS and NIFA.
05/02/2019 - Norman Sharpless, MD, has been named Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
04/24/2019 - The Academy joined leading children's health advocates in urging support for critical technical assistance to aid schools in successful sodium reduction in their 2020 spending bill.
04/16/2019 - The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing with witnesses emphasizing the importance of improving the delivery and structure of child nutrition programs.
04/16/2019 - Last week, multiple agencies signed a memorandum that highlights the agencies' commitment to increasing the collaboration and coordination in existing federal programs to reduce food loss and waste.