• Different features of community programs and policies were related to better child nutrition and physical activity suggesting that there is likely no 'single' or 'simple' solution to address all the behaviors that contribute to excess weight gain.
• Improving healthy options for children where they go to school and in their communities and homes is needed to improve diets. Giving information and enhancing skills in making dietary choices should accompany environmental changes.

• FDA Provides New Resources on Menu Labeling - FDA has created a new website Calories on the Menu - Information for Consumers that provides educational materials to fill gaps in consumer understanding, such as the number of calories that are needed in a day, how to find calories on the menu, on grab-and-go items, and on salad bars and how to use this information to make choices.
• FDA Advances Efforts on Supplement Safety - FDA launched a new tool, new dietary supplement ingredient advisory list on the FDA website that alerts the public about unsafe ingredients in dietary supplements. Here's the statement from Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response. To stay informed, the public can sign up to receive notice of updates and changes to the List.

According to a Washington Post article , Chris Hartley, Acting Administrator of the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) told his employees to expect to receive relocation notices in mid-May and act on them within 120 days. The number of ERS employees has dropped from 300 to 250 in the past two years, and the President's 2020 budget proposed cutting the number to 160. As an effort to postpone the proposed moves, ERS employees are likely to seek a vote to unionize .