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December State-of-the-Science: Learning from the pandemic to inform future food system and nutrition security resilience Date: December 11th @ 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. December Work Group Meetings Topics include: Using movement to teach math, English, language arts, and literacy standards for PreK-2nd students, School Wellness WG Food is Medicine Programs across Federally Qualified Health Centers in Massachusetts, Food Security WG And More! Information about upcoming Work Group meetings can be found here. Click here to listen to all past webinar recordings.

NOPREN Food Security Work Group: Food is Medicine Survey NOPREN's Food Security Work Group is conducting a survey of Food is Medicine programs nationwide as part of a research study. The University at Buffalo has an approved IRB for this work. If you are involved in running a food prescription program including produce prescriptions, medically tailored groceries, or healthy food boxes for people with food insecurity or chronic diseases, we would appreciate your response to this survey. The goal is to understand and develop best practices for food prescription programs to share broadly within the Food is Medicine Community. Please follow the link below to learn more and complete the survey. We anticipate this survey will take 20 minutes to complete. Your participation will help improve Food is Medicine Programs nationwide. Click here to learn more and complete the survey.   If you have any questions, please contact the project coordinator Jill Tirabassi at jilltira@buffalo.edu

Nominations for the 2023 HER NOPREN WIC Learning Collaborative Research Impact Award Now Open We highly encourage you to nominate WIC-related publications for the 2023 HER NOPREN WIC Learning Collaborative Research Impact Award. To learn more about the award and nomination process, click here. Nominations should be submitted via this form by December 18, 2023.

Work Group Fellow Opportunities

The HER NOPREN Resilient Food Systems and Nutrition and NOPREN Drinking Water Work Groups are both seeking a PhD or post-doctoral student to serve as a work group fellow. This is a 1-year position and requires a commitment of 5-10 hours per month. In return, you will be provided a $1,000 stipend.   Responsibilities include managing meeting logistics, assisting in organizing meeting agendas, and arranging guest speakers for group meetings. It would also entail managing potential projects emerging from the group. Potential benefits for the fellow/student include networking with experts from around the country and opportunities to be part of research publications.

Resilient Food Systems and Nutrition Work Group If you are interested in the Resilient Food Systems and Nutrition Work Group Fellow position, please send your resume and brief description on why you would like this position to: Lauren Clay (lclay@umbc.edu). We will review all interested applicants on December 5th. To learn more about the Resilient Food Systems and Nutrition Work Group, click here.

Drinking Water Work Group If you are interested in the Drinking Water Work Group Fellow position, please contact Angie Cradock for more information (acradock@hsph.harvard.edu). Note "DWWG Student Fellow Position" in the Subject Line. To learn more about the Drinking Water Work Group, click here.

NOPREN HER Resource Digest

The bi-weekly digest is a joint product of NOPREN and HER. Send relevant resources to NOPREN@ucsf.edu or click here for inclusion in a future digest.

PUBLICATIONS

The Special Issue of the Journal on Food Law and Policy, dedicated to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, Health is available to read online!

Drinking Water Garvey, K.A., Edwards, M.A., Blacker, L.S., Hecht, C.E., Parks, J.L., & Patel, A.I. (2023). A Comprehensive Examination of the Contaminants in Drinking Water in Public Schools in California, 2017-2022. Public Health Reports.0(0). Early Childhood Au, L. E., Arnold, C. D., Ritchie, L. D., Lin, S. K., & Frongillo, E. A. (2023). Differences in Infant Diet Quality Index by Race and Ethnicity Predict Differences in Later Diet Quality. The Journal of Nutrition. Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs Hewawitharana, S. C., Woodward-Lopez, G., Ohri-Vachaspati, P., Acciai, F., Thompson, H. R., Pugliese, J., & Gosliner, W. (2023). Latent class analysis identifies a promising combination of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education interventions for improving student cardiorespiratory fitness. Preventive Medicine, 175, 107687. Pulvera, R., Hewawitharana, S. C., Thompson, H. R., Leung, C. W., & Gosliner, W. (n.d.). Availability and Quality of Healthy Foods Vary by Store Participation in SNAP and WIC in Low-Income California Neighborhoods. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 1–16. Food and Nutrition Security Balis, L. E., & Houghtaling, B. (2023). Matching barriers and facilitators to implementation strategies: Recommendations for community settings. Implementation Science Communications, 4(1), 144. Wolfson, J. A., Insolera, N., Laska, M. N., & Leung, C. W. (2023). High Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Related Disparities Among US College and University Students From 2015–2019. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Woodward-Lopez, G., Esaryk, E., Rauzon, S., Hewawitharana, S. C., Thompson, H. R., Cordon, I., & Whetstone, L. (2023). Associations between Changes in Food Acquisition Behaviors, Dietary Intake, and Bodyweight during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Low-Income Parents in California. Nutrients, 15(21), 4618. MDPI AG. Healthy Food Retail Kao, J., Woodward-Lopez, G., Rangel, M. I., & Hicks, A. (n.d.). Lessons Learned from a Food Hub-Based Retail Intervention That Expanded Reach and Sales of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Low-Income, Low-Access Neighborhoods. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 1–20. School Wellness Plank, K., Linares, A., Hewawitharana, S., & Woodward-Lopez, G. (2023). Schools provided healthy meals even during COVID. California Agriculture, 77(3), 1–8.

NEWS & UPDATES

Center for Science in the Public Interest - NYC Mayor Eric Adams signs Sweet Truth Act CNN - Ultraprocessed foods now account for two-thirds of calories in the diets of children and teens FRAC - Food Insecurity and Housing Instability Are Inextricably Linked Healio - An overview of infant and toddler formulas: New guidance, new questions Healio - Free deliveries of fresh produce improved blood sugar in adults with diabetes Marketplace - Need SNAP benefits? You may have to wait. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - USDA Unveils Streamlined Local Food Funding Nutrition Incentive Hub - USDA funding helps to modernize technology and advance food and nutrition security in underrepresented communities University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources - ‘Farm to corrections’ project provides fresh produce to people in prison, boosts California growers The Washington Post - Food banks' demand surges ahead of first Thanksgiving without pandemic aid

RESOURCES

Hunger to Health Collaboratory - Focus on the Social Drivers of Health: National Context and State-Based Models of Innovation National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children Under Age 2 Nutrition Policy Institute CalFresh Healthy Living Interventions Increase Students’ Fruit and Vegetable Consumption During Covid-19 School Closures Family Childcare Home Providers Need More CACFP Funding to Provide Healthy Meals and Snacks to Young Children Health inequities may have been exacerbated by SNAP-Ed reductions during the COVID-19 pandemic Participants New to WIC May Benefit from More Guidance on Shopping for WIC Foods SNAP Participants Appreciate Behavioral Science-Informed Nutrition Text Messages

WEBINARS & EVENTS

HER Food Labeling Work Group - Front-of-package food labeling: Global adoption, implementation, and challenges, 12/4/23 @ 12:30p ET International Food Information Council - Advancing Health Professionals' Understanding of Heavy Metals in Food: What Can Be Done to Protect Public Health?, 12/14/23 @ 2p ET Intertribal Agriculture Council - 2023 Annual Conference, 12/12/23-12/14/23 NIH - Supercharging Implementation Science With Insights From Behavioral Economics, 12/8/23 @ 3p ET USDA Save the Date, 2024 SNAP E&T National Forum, 1023/24-10/30/24 Spring 2024 SNAP E&T State Institute, 5/14/24-5/15/24, State SNAP agencies should contact their FNS Regional Office for more information about the Institute and how to apply

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS

State The New York City Council - Requiring added sugar notifications for menu items in chain restaurants Federal CDC Early Care and Education State Indicator Report State Licensing Scorecards GAO - Sugar Program: Alternative Methods for Implementing Import Restrictions Could Increase Effectiveness USDA Applications Now Open for States to Streamline Access to Free, Reduced Price School Meals States and Tribes Partner with USDA to Kick Off New Summer EBT Program USDA Nutrition Incentives Improve Access to Healthy Food The White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden to Announce First-Ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, An Effort Led by First Lady Jill Biden and the White House Gender Policy Council The U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

American Heart Association - Sr. Advocacy Communications Lead, Food is Medicine Center for Science in the Public Interest - Policy Associate, deadline 12/13/23 Chef Ann Foundation - Senior Coordinator, Healthy School Food Pathway Planning, deadline 12/4/23 Mercy Corps - Senior Food Security Advisor Milken Institute - Senior Associate, Feeding Change National WIC Association - WIC Advocacy Manager National WIC Association - WIC Innovation and Technology Manager The University of Arizona - Assistant/Associate Specialist, Family Health and Well-being University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources - Assistant-Associate Project Scientist Nutrition Policy Institute (2 positions), deadline 12/11/23 USDA - Nutritionist, deadline 12/7/23 USDA - Social Science Policy Analyst, deadline 12/8/23 USDA - Supervisory Research Nutritionist/Physiologist/Chemist, deadline 12/22/23 Wallce Center - Project Manager, Food Systems Leadership Network

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Interventions Scholars, deadline 5/24/24 Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Dissertation Grants, estimated post date 4/19/24 and deadline 6/20/24 Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation Grants, estimated post date 4/19/24 and deadline 6/20/24 Tufts University - Request for Proposals, RIDGE Partnership, deadline 1/31/24 USDA Grant Opportunity, The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription Program, deadline 2/28/24 Grant Opportunity, Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program, deadline 2/8/24 Grant Opportunity, Partnerships for Local Agriculture & Nutrition Transformation in Schools (PLANTS), deadline 1/22/24 Grant Opportunity, Partnering to catalyze innovation in school food systems, deadline 1/24/24 Grant Opportunity, School Food Systems Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants Request for Proposals, National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Demonstration Projects to Evaluate Direct Certification with Medicaid, deadline 1/15/24

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

The Harkin Institute - Application Opportunity, 2024 Harkin on Wellness Designation at Harkin on Wellness 2024 Symposium Kansas State University, Rural Grocery Initiative - Request for Proposals, National Rural Grocery Summit, deadline 2/4/24 National WIC Association - Volunteer Opportunity, NWA Committee and Task Force, deadline 12/15/23 Nutrition Incentive Hub - Request for Proposals, Innovative Integrated Technology Solution for GusNIP NTAE, deadline 1/12/24 USDA FNS - Volunteer Opportunity, Subject matter expertise needed for WIC workforce development strategy. Include WIC and other nutrition experience as applicable in your response.

STUDENT & EARLY CAREER SECTION

E15 - Research & Insights Summer Intern Harvard Law School - Clinical Fellow, Food Law and Policy Clinic, deadline 1/19/24 Harvard Law School - 2024 Internship, Food Law and Policy Clinic, deadline 1/22/24 UC Davis, Center for Policy & Inequality Research - Application Opportunity, National Rural Grocery Summit Center on Poverty and Economic Mobility Early-Career Mentoring Institute, deadline, 12/31/23 University of Mississippi - Mississippi Delta Fellowship, deadline 2/16/24 University of South Carolina - Fully Funded Graduate Research Position, Childhood Obesity PhD Students/s, Norman J Arnold School of Public Health

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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.