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NOPREN State-of-the-Science: October 17th @ 12pm ET *Note that date of this event has been changed from October 10th to October 17th* New Developments in Research & Application of the HER Nutrition Guidelines for the Charitable Food System Speakers: Marlene Schwartz, Maria Gombi-Vaca, Caitlin Caspi (University of Connecticut Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity)  This presentation will offer updates on the work surrounding the HER Nutrition Guidelines for the Charitable Food System since its release in 2020. The discussion will include a recent validation study of the Guidelines and new tools for its application in the charitable food system. Click here to join via Zoom Passcode: 610909 Meeting ID: 910 5393 6229 Work Group Meetings & Updates To learn more about or join any of the NOPREN Work Groups, click here. Information about upcoming Work Group meetings can be found here. October's featured topics include: USDA actions on nutrition security in early childhood Early Childhood WG Commercial determinants of health framework and measuring the Influence of the product environment on health Healthy Food Retail WG Technology-based behavioral strategies for rural communities Rural Food Access WG School food policy interpretations on public health outcomes School Wellness WG Impact of the WIC CVB increase WIC Learning Collaborative And more!

NOPREN Science Communication Series October 26th @ 12:30pm ET Communication Planning: Effective Use of Digital and Social Media for Engagement and Dissemination Hosted by: The Drinking Water Work Group Click here to read more about the series or listen to past recordings Click here to join via Zoom

NOPREN Digital ECE Subgroup Research Study Call for Participants in Study on Technology in Early Care Childcare providers have the opportunity to participate in an online survey about the use of digital technology in health education for children, provider training, and family engagement. Participants will be entered for a chance to win $100 prizes by October 2nd. The NOPREN Early Childhood Work Group is interested in understanding how digital technology is leveraged in the early care and education setting for nutrition and active play provider training, educating children, and family engagement. They also want to explore the barriers and facilitators in using digital technology for nutrition and active play training, education, and family engagement. The results of this study will help to inform the development of digital solutions to support training, education, and family engagement within the context of nutrition and active play. Please circulate to your networks.

Who is eligible: You are eligible to participate if you’re an over eighteen adult, working at a state-licensed or registered child care facility in the US that is currently open, operational, and caring for children for pay. Ready to pitch in? Simply follow the link to the survey. It should only take 15 20 minutes. For questions contact principal investigator Lucine Francis, PhD, RN.

NOPREN HER Resource Digest

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PUBLICATIONS

Aschemann-Witzel, J. & Janssen, M. (2022). The role of policy actions to accelerate food consumer behaviour change. Agricultural and Food Economics 10(2). Avorgbedor, F., McCoy, T.P., Wideman, L., Shriver, L. H., Buehler, C., & Leerkes, E.M. (2022). Racial disparities in neighborhood and socioeconomic disadvantage predict postpartum weight retention. AJPM Focus. Berardy, A.J., Rubín-García, M. & Sabaté, J. (2022). A Scoping Review of the Environmental impacts and nutrient composition of plant-based milks. Advances in Nutrition, nmac098. Brady, P.J., Askelson, N.M., Thompson, H., Kersten, S., & Hopkins, H. (2022). Meeting Older Adults' Food Needs: Interviews with Area Agency on Aging Staff, Food Bank Staff, and Older Adults. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics. Christensen, K.A., Hazzard, V.M., Richson, B.N., & Hagan, K.A. (2022). Measures used with populations with food insecurity: A call for increased psychometric validation. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 122(10). Cohen, JFW, Polacsek, M, Hecht, CE, Hecht, K, Read, M, Olarte, DA, Patel, AI, Schwartz, MB, Turner, L, Zuercher, M, Gosliner, W, Ritchie, LD. (2022). Implementation of Universal School Meals during COVID-19 and beyond: Challenges and Benefits for School Meals Programs in Maine. Nutrients 14(19):4031.  Garcia Varela, E., Zeldman, J., & Mobley, A.R. (2022). Community Stakeholders’ Perceptions on Barriers and Facilitators to Food Security of Families with Children under Three Years before and during COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(17):10642. Gombi-Vaca, M.F., Xu, R., Schwartz, M., Battista Hesse, M., Martin, K., & Caspi, C.E. (2022) Validating a Nutrition Ranking System for Food Pantries Using the Healthy Eating Index-2015. Nutrients 14(19):3899. Houghtaling, B., Greene, M., Parab, K.V., & Singleton, C.R. (2022). Improving fruit and vegetable accessibility, purchasing, and consumption to advance nutrition security and health equity in the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Huang, X., Bao, X., Li, Z., Zhang, S., & Zhao, B. (2022). Black Businesses Matter: A Longitudinal Study Black-Owned Restaurants in the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Geospatial Big Data. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. Kagenaar, E., Van Hemelrijck, W.M.J., Kunst, A.E., & Janssen, F. (2022). Long-term trends in obesity prevalence by socio-economic group in five European countries and the USA: The relevance of the diffusion of innovation theory. Obesity Facts. Kenney, E.L., Soto, M.J., Fubini, M., Carleton, A., Lee, M., & Bleich, S.N. (2022) Simplification of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recertification Processes and Association With Uninterrupted Access to Benefits Among Participants With Young Children. JAMA Network Open 5(9):e2230150. Khatamnejad, M. & Aklahghi, M. (2022). Maternal-child overweight relationship, assessment of maternal perception of child weight status and feeding behaviors. Nutrition and Health. Perez, C.L., Moran, A., Headrick, G., McCarthy, J., Cradock, A.L., & Pollack Porter, (2021). State and local healthy kids' meal laws in the United States: A review and content analysis. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 122(10). Poblacion, A., Ettinger de Cuba, S., &Cook, J. (2022). For 25 years, food security has included a nutrition domain: Is a new measure of food security needed? Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 122(10). Thompson, H.R., Machado, S.S.;,Madsen, K.A., Cauchon-Robles, R.; Neelon, M., & Ritchie, L. (2022). Impact of a Teacher Intervention to Encourage Students to Eat School Lunch. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 19(18).11553. Yosief, S.F., Abunimer, L., & Permashwar, V. (2022). Preference and Utilization of Food Resources by Refugee and Immigrant Populations. Pediatrics 149(1). Meeting Abstracts. Zuercher, M.D., Cohen, J.F.W., Hecht, C.E., Hecht, K., Ritchie, L.D., & Gosliner, W. Providing School Meals to All Students Free of Charge during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Challenges and Benefits Reported by School Foodservice Professionals in California. Nutrients 4. 3855.

Special Issue Nutrition in the 1,000 day window of the American Journal of Public Health  Essel, K. (2022). The First 1000 Days - A Missed Opportunity for Pediatricians. American Journal of Public Health. Hamner, H.C., Nelson, J.M., Sharma, A.J., Jefferds, M.E.D., Dooyema, C., Flores-Ayala, R., Bremer, A.A., et al. (2022). Improving Nutrition in the First 1000 Days in the United States: A Federal Perspective. American Journal of Public Health. Thomas, B. (2022). From Evidence to Action: Uniting Around Nutrition in the First 1000 Days. American Journal of Public Health.

NEWS & UPDATES

Axios - Alaskan tribal communities confront food insecurity after storm. The Baltimore Banner - Maryland Senate committee probes agency leaders on food benefits enrollment, theft. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - In Pandemic’s Second Year, Government Policies Helped Drive Child Poverty Rate to a Record Low, Cut Uninsured Rate, New Census Data Show. Center for Science in the Public Interest - Biden administration national strategy endorses front-of-package labeling, healthy school meals for all. Desert News - What happens now that school lunches are no longer free for all students? Western FarmPress - USDA makes $2B boost for food banks, school meals. Food Technology Magazine - Keeping an Eye on the Nation's Nutrition. FRAC - New Surveys Find Clear Public Support for SNAP Expansions. FRAC - Pandemic EBT Guidance Released for the 2022-2023 School Year. FRAC - Remembering the Impact of Malnutrition and Food Insecurity on Healthy Aging. FRAC - The Pandemic Disrupted a Decade-Long Decline in Food Insecurity in 2020, but Government Policy Has Been a Critical Support. The Guardian - Extreme hunger soaring in world's climate hotspots, says Oxfam. The Guardian - "The kids are just happier": could California's universal school meal program start a trend? NNY360 - House members call on Congress to extend free school meals for all students.  NPR - Key takeaways from Biden's conference on hunger and nutrition in America The Packer - USDA report: Increased fruit and vegetable purchases followed school nutrition reform. Politico - Baby formula fallout lingers ahead of White House conference. Politico - Boozman a no on universal school meals in CR. Salud America! - Advancing Health Equity for Latinos Through WIC. Scripps National News - Food insecurity among adults increases (video). Urban Ag News - FFAR Grant Advances Equitable Food Access. WGAL - Pennsylvania expands food assistance program - SNAP.

RESOURCES

Brookings - Home sweet home: How to limit children's sugary drink consumption. CDC - Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps. CDC - Unfit to Serve: Obesity and Physical Activity are Impacting National Security. CBPP - New Food Insecurity Data Highlight Need for Permanent Summer EBT Program. CBPP - States are Using Much-Needed Temporary Flexibility in SNAP to Respond to COVID-19 Challenges. Center for Ecoliteracy - Success with School Meals for All: A guide for school district administrators on navigating successful implementation of the new School Meals for All policy. HER - Keeping up with school meals: An update on policies and research. HER - Q&A with Dr. Oral Capps Jr.: Macroeconomic factor effects on food assistance program participation. National Farm to School Network - 2021 National Farm to Early Care and Education Survey. No Kid Hungry - Universal Free School Meals & the Community Eligibility Provision: Current Landscape of State Legislation. Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration Project - Community Eligibility Provisions: Combating Food Insecurity. Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration Project - A Resource for Improving Measurable Impact: Produce Prescription (Rx) Programs. Trust for America's Health - State of Obesity 2022: Better Policies for a Healthier America.

WEBINARS & EVENTS

Slow Food Live - The Policy of Child Nutrition, 10/04/22 @ 1p ET. National Library of Medicine Partners in Public Health: Healthy People 2030 and the Role of Public Libraries in Promoting Health and Health Equity Part 1, 10/6/22 @ 3p ET. Partners in Public Health: Healthy People 2030 and the Role of Public Libraries in Promoting Health and Health Equity Part 2, 10/13/22 @ 3p ET. Nourish California - Food4All Webinar: Successes, Challenges, & Lessons, 10/18/22 @ 1p ET. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Workshop on Housing and Obesity: Gaps, Opportunities, and Future Directions for Advancing Health Equity, 11/14/22-11/15/22. NIH Office of Disease Prevention - Prevention in Focus Webinar Series, 10/18/22 @ 12p ET. Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy at UCLA Law and the Chef Ann Foundation - Fueling School Food Change, 10/13/22 @ 5p ET.

FEDERAL UPDATES

Congressional Research Service - The USDA Health Food Financing Initiative. FDA - Nutrient Content Claims' Definition of Term "Healthy." House - H.R.8852 - End Veteran Hunger Act of 2022 Senate - S.4880 - Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act. USDA Chairman David Scott, Chair Jahana Hayes, and Congressman Jim McGovern Release Statements Following White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Child Nutrition Flexibilities for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-2023. Fact Sheet: FNS Advances Goals of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Dr. Sara Bleich, The White House Conference on Hunger Nutrition, and Health: What it Means to Me (video) Spending on USDA's two major school nutrition programs dropped from 2019 to 2021 as other programs filled pandemic-related gaps. Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Biden-Harris National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Streamlining program requirements and improving integrity in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). USDA Expands SNAP Online Shopping, Adds New Retailers. USDA Launches $100 Million Healthy School Meals Initiative, Announces Grant Program for Rural Schools. USDA Releases its Strategic Roadmap for Increasing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility. White House - Executive Summary: Biden-Harris Administration National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Altarum Institute, Population Health Division - Project Manager (Food and Nutrition). Chicago Food Policy Action Council - City of Chicago Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP) Specialist, deadline 10/02/22. ChopChop Family, Inc. - Executive Director. USDA - Program Analyst, deadline 10/3/22 or 100 applicants. USDA - Supervisory Biological Science Specialist, deadline 9/30/22 or 200 applicants. The Food Trust - Project Coordinator, Healthy Food Access/HFFI. FRAC - WIC Community Innovation and Outreach Project Manager George Washington University - Associate/Professor of Exercise and Nutrition Services, deadline 10/17/22. Illinois Public Health Institute - Multiple positions. LA Food Policy Council - Senior Project Associate, Food Recovery Coalition, deadline October 16, 2022. Loyola University of Chicago, School of Law - Professor and Bernard J. Beazley Chair in Health Law and Policy, Tenured. Milken Institute - Senior Associate, Feeding Change. National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research - Multiple positions. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine - Program Officer, Food and Nutrition Board. Panum Group - Nutrition Systematic Review Analyst Panum Group - Nutrition Technologist/SME Panum Group - Nutrition Technologist/SME - Bilingual Panum Group - Nutritionist SME - Project Management  Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - Community Engagement Core Lead (Research Assistant Professor) Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - Data Resource Core Lead (Research Assistant Professor)  Share Our Strength - Sr. Manager, Health Strategies. Share our Strength - Sr. Manager, Policy. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Program Assistant 3. University of California, Los Angeles - Academic Administrator V, Undergraduate Education Initiatives (Director of the Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies), deadline 10/17/22. University of Connecticut - Educational Program Assistant 2, deadline 10/7/22. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Science (SNAP-Ed), 10/17/22. University of Iowa College of Public Health, Department of Community and Behavioral Health - Open Rank Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position. University of Minnesota, School of Nursing - Research Professional I for the Twin Cities Mobile Market.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

American Heart Association - 2023 Established Investigator Award, deadline 10/12/22. ASPHN - WIC Developmental Monitoring Project Year 5 Funding Application, deadline 10/03/22. PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation - Barclay-Giel Seed Grants, deadline 11/03/22. City of Providence Emergency Food Planning and Food Security Prioritization Process - Request for Proposals, deadline 10/24/22. National WIC Association - Call for Proposals: Healthcare Information Exchange Pilot Project Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Systems for Action: Systems and Services Research to Build a Culture of Health, deadline 10/5/22. USDA Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program Funding Opportunity, deadline 10/07/22. Development and Implementation of Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards and Sub-Grants for SFAs - Cooperative Agreement, deadline 11/28/22. Regional Food Business Centers, deadline 11/22/22.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Call for Feedback: Public Health Certificate of Training. Agency for International Development - Notice of Meeting: Board for International Food and Agricultural Development. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - Call for Abstracts for Short Presentations at the NIH-CDC-HUD Workshop on Housing and Obesity: Gaps, Opportunities, and Future Directions for Advancing Health Equity, deadline 10/24/22. National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention - Call for Nominations! 2023 ODP Early-Stage Investigator Lecture, deadline 10/28/2022. Preventing Chronic Disease Journal - Call for Papers: Implementing and Sustaining Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches to Support Healthy Behaviors in Diverse Settings Reagan-Udall Foundation - Stakeholder Input Sought in Evaluation of FDA Human Foods Program. School Nutrition Association - Call for Proposals for SNA's Annual National Conference. University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health - Public Health Dietitian Study. WHO - Call for Experts: WHO Technical Advisory Group - Regulatory Measures Aimed at Restricting the Digital Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

STUDENT & EARLY CAREER SECTION

American Society of Nutrition - ASN Science Policy Fellowship, opens 10/3/22 & deadline 12/16/22. FRAC - Early Childhood and Food Systems Fall Intern – Nutrition Policy and Early Childhood Programs Team Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Health Policy Fellows, deadline 11/07/22. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Global Food Research Program - Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity: Application Opens for 2023 Fellowships, deadline 11/15/22.

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This 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, or DHHS