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State-of-the-Science:  Resilient Food Systems and Nutrition - State of the Science and Where To Go Next Date: February 12th @ 9am PT/12pm ET Presenters: Lauren Clay and Margaret Read Click here to join via Zoom Passcode: 610909 Meeting ID: 910 5393 6229 Missed a State-of-the-Science? All past recordings can be found here. Add to My Calendar

February Work Group Meetings  Topics include: The Role of Multigenerational Households in Young Children's Nutrition and Food Security, Early Childhood WG Food Insecurity Among Veterans: Resources to Screen and Intervene, Food Security WG Active transportation and safe routes to school, School Wellness WG Experiments in community designed & driven Food Is Medicine, Rural Food Access WG And More! Information about upcoming Work Group meetings can be found here.  Click here to listen to all past webinar recordings.

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PUBLICATIONS

Breastfeeding Bookhart, L. H., Anstey, E. H., Jamieson, D. J., Kramer, M. R., Perrine, C. G., Ramakrishnan, U., Worrell, N., & Young, M. F. (2023). Factors Associated with In-Hospital Exclusive Breastfeeding Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patient Population. Breastfeeding Medicine: The Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 18(10), 751–758.   Marks, K. J. (2023). Disaggregation of Breastfeeding Initiation Rates by Race and Ethnicity—United States, 2020–2021. Preventing Chronic Disease, 20. Ramer, S., Nguyen, A. T., Nelson, J. M., Whiteman, M. K., Warner, L., Thierry, J. M., Folger, S., Salvesen von Essen, B., & Kortsmit, K. (2024). Breastfeeding by Disability Status in the United States: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2018–2020. American Journal of Public Health 114, 108-117, Thoma, M. E., Mallick, L. M., Hodges, L., & Guthrie, J. (2024). Breastfeeding Initiation by WIC Receipt After Formula Shortages in 2022. JAMA. Dietary Guidelines and Intake Mendoza, K., & Tobias, D. K. (2024). Quantity and Quality of Evidence Are Sufficient: Prevalent Features of Ultraprocessed Diets Are Deleterious for Health. Advances in Nutrition, 15(1). Vitale, M., Costabile, G., Testa, R., D’Abbronzo, G., Nettore, I. C., Macchia, P. E., & Giacco, R. (2024). Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. Advances in Nutrition, 15(1). Early Childhood Anyigbo, C., Liu, C., Ehrlich, S., Reyner, A., Ammerman, R. T., & Kahn, R. S. (2024). Household Health-Related Social Needs in Newborns and Infant Behavioral Functioning at 6 Months. JAMA Pediatr. 178(2), 160–167. Zhao, L., Freedman, D. S., Blanck, H. M., & Park, S. (2023). Trends in Severe Obesity Among Children Aged 2 to 4 Years in WIC: 2010 to 2020. Pediatrics, 153(1), e2023062461. Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs Martinez, S. M., Singh, S., Esaryk, E., & Ritchie, L. (2024). SNAP Student Rules Are Not So Snappy: Lessons Learned From a Qualitative Study of California County Agency Workers. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

NEWS & UPDATES

Education Week - Universal Free School Meals Might Improve Discipline Rates. Here’s How Food Insight - Consumer Survey: Public Perceptions Of Processed Foods In A Healthy Diet Good Morning America - Over 7,000 students see their lunch debts wiped after $1 million donation Governing - Why Some States Are Rejecting Federal Money for Hungry Kids Healio - Researchers call for formal guidance on salt substitute use for people with hypertension Health Day - 2009 Update to WIC Cost-Effective for Reducing Childhood Obesity Mathematica - U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos on the Importance of Diversity and Culturally Relevant Methods in Public Policy Research  The New York Times - Food Marketing in the Ozempic Age Public Health Institute - Prescription for Produce Program is Helping to Fight Diabetes USA Today - Some low-income kids will get more food stamps this summer. But not in these states U.S. News - Food Insecurity Tied to Shorter Life, Early Death

RESOURCES

FRAC - Leveraging CACFP for Farm to Early Care and Education: Growing Wins Across Early Childhood and Food System Sectors FRESHFARM - The FRESHFARM Pop-Up Food Hub: A Case Study

WEBINARS & EVENTS

Atlanta Summit - Empowering Eaters: Access, Affordability, Healthy Choices (Atlanta), 4/12/24 @ 12:30 ET, Emory University Food Tank, Huston-Tillotson University, Driscoll's and Barr Mansion - All Things Food Summit at SXSW 2024, 3/14/24 @ 10a CDT International Food Information Council - Breaking Down the Basics and Biological Fate of Low- and No-Calorie Sweeteners, 2/15/24 @ 2p Et North Carolina Summit - Empowering Eaters: Access, Affordability, Healthy Choices (Durham), 3/3/24 @ 12:30 ET, Duke University UC ANR Farm to Corrections: Cultivating Justice through Nutrition and Gardening Initiatives, 2/29/24 @ 1p ET Harvesting Solutions: A Trio of Perspectives on Addressing Food Waste from Field to Fork, 2/22/24 @ 1p ET

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS

Congressional Research Service - Next Farm Bill Primer Series HHS - HHS Hosts First-Ever ‘Food is Medicine’ Summit, Launches Three Public-Private Partnerships USDA Celebrating Black History Month by Advancing Nutrition Security and Health Equity Food Spending Shifted in Response to Pandemic; Changes for Food Away From Home Continued Through 2022 SNAP-Ed Behavior Outcome Measurement Toolkit

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

American Academy of Pediatrics - Manager, Maternal and Child Health Initiatives Cornell University - The Center for Precision Nutrition and Health Program Manager HHS - Lead Health Scientist, deadline 2/12/24 Southern University System - Nutrition and Health Outreach Specialist Tufts University - Project Manager, The Food is Medicine Institute University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Research Associate, Carolina Population Center, deadline 2/23/24 Walder Foundation - Program Director Why Hunger - Artists Against Hunger & Poverty Manager, deadline 2/23/24 Why Hunger - US Programs Coordinator, deadline 2/15/24

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Healthy Eating Research - Call for Proposals, deadline 4/3/24 HHS Coordinating Center to Support Multi-Sectoral Preventive Interventions that Address Social Determinants of Health in Populations that Experience Health Disparities (U24, Clinical Trial Not Allowed), LOI due 7/5/24 Multi-sectoral Preventive Interventions that Address Social Determinants of Health in Populations that Experience Health Disparities, LOI due 7/5/24 Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), multiple deadlines Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity, LOI due 2/22/24 The New Jersey Food Security Initiatives - Advancing Food Security in New Jersey Through Community-Accountable Benefits Programs and Anti-Hunger Policy Solutions, deadline 4/1/24 NIH - Data Informed, Place-Based Community-Engaged Research to Advance Health Equity Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity, rolling applications Healthy Eating Research, deadline 4/3/24 Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health, rolling applications USDA The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription Program, deadline 2/28/24 Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure State Status, multiple deadlines

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

2024 Jeanne M. Priester Extension Health Awards - Call for nominations, multiple categories Alliance for a Healthier Generation - Call for nominations, America's Healthiest Schools 2024 Awards American Society for Nutrition Call for abstracts, The Climate/Environmental, Health, Agriculture, and improved Nutrition (CHAIN), deadline 2/12/24 Call for abstracts, Nutrition 2024, deadline 2/12/24 The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research - Annual call for reviewers, deadline 2/28/24 U.S. National Science Foundation - Call for nominations, the National Medal of Science, deadline 5/5/24

STUDENT & EARLY CAREER SECTION

MIT Solve - 2024 Indigenous Communities Fellowship, deadline 4/18/24 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education - HHS Science and Data Policy Fellowship USDA - Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program, deadline 4/1/2

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*This digest is based on a compilation of news services and listservs developed by Sheila Fleischhacker, PhD, JD, RDN during her time as co-chair of the HER NOPREN COVID-19 Food & Nutrition Work Group and operationalized on a weekly basis by HER. The new bi-weekly digest is created by NOPREN and reviewed by Dr. Fleischhacker. The digest is jointly supported by Healthy Eating Research (HER) and the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN). HER is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; NOPREN is supported by Cooperative Agreement Number 5U48DP00498-05 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity and Prevention Research Centers Program. The findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of HER, CDC, DHHS, or the USDA.