01/23/2020 - The Academy submitted comments regarding team-based care and health care provider education for obesity, increasing food security as a way to reduce obesity, reducing unhealthy weight control behaviors among adolescents, and reducing breast-feeding disparities.
12/13/2019 - The Academy recommends that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services integrate MNT and allocate payment for MNT/RDNs in future Oncology Care First model.
12/02/2019 - The Academy supports efforts to strengthen the positive impacts of SNAP for health, well-being and economic activity for all recipients, not reducing the amount of benefits for already vulnerable populations.
11/04/2019 - The Academy supports the CDC's development of a new Oral Health Management Information System, which will help CDC monitor the performance of states funded to implement evidence-based prevention strategies to improve oral health, determine and tailor technical assistance to the states and share quality improvement findings.
10/07/2019 – The Academy advises the USDA that it is important to acknowledge state and regional differences and allow for tailoring of program delivery.
09/24/2019 - The Academy applauded the agency for proposing to cover new online digital evaluation services based on new codes developed by the Academy in collaboration with physician societies.
09/23/2019 - Changes to the survey would enhance the quality and utility of information collected to shape access to vital and cost-effective services provided by RDNs.
09/23/2019 - The Academy submitted comments to the USDA concerning the proposed rule to revise categorical eligibility for SNAP.
09/23/2019 - The Healthy School Programs Study should include questions that are designed to capture best practices for nutrition education, school meal participation promotion and adequate seat time for meal consumption.
09/13/2019 - The Academy urges USDA to consider adjustments to the survey instruments and data collection protocol to best solicit quality responses to the Second National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey.
