03/24/2020 - Academy urges USDA to support school nutrition professionals, by providing technical assistance and support to maximize school meal payment provisions that allow for universal school meals.
03/23/2020 - The Academy recommends nutrition services be provided in an interdisciplinary, family-centered, community based and culturally competent manner.
03/16/2020 - The Academy supports access to medical nutrition therapy services for all citizens during the current public health emergency.
03/12/2020 - The Academy called for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand the flexibility for and direct funding towards the administration of federal nutrition programs.
03/04/2020 - The utility and effectiveness of a CDC survey of ovarian cancer survivors could be increased by effectively measuring access to care provided by RDNs that could improve patient prognosis and limit comorbidities.
02/27/2020 - The Academy encourages FDA to prioritize representation from traditionally underserved groups in research studies.
02/14/2020 - The Academy believes that nutrition and food access, including access to culturally appropriate food, plays a vital role in the health and well-being of Native Americans and honors cultural preferences.
02/07/2020 - The Academy believes that nutrition and food access plays a vital role in child and student health and success as well as the health and well-being of older adults and those providing kinship care.
02/06/2020 - The Academy urged HHS and CMS to make changes to various specified laws and regulations that prevent Medicare beneficiaries from getting the critical and effective care they need from RDNs without unnecessary and expensive delays.
02/03/2020 - The Academy stresses the need to adequately cover and reduce access barriers to nutrition services for diabetes, prediabetes, and obesity; modernize federal telehealth laws and regulations; recognize obesity as a disease; and better coordination between agencies.
