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State-of-the-Science:  Learning from the pandemic to inform future food system and nutrition security resilience 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 And More! Information about upcoming Work Group meetings can be found here.  Click here to listen to all past webinar recordings.

Call for Drinking Water Work Group Fellow The NOPREN Drinking Water Work Group is 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.   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.

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PUBLICATIONS

Added Sugars Sylvetsky, A. C., Rebolledo, N., Krieger, J. W. (2024). Nonsugar Sweeteners—Time for Transparency and Caution. JAMA Pediatrics. Early Childhood Dahl, K. L., Chen, T. J., Nakayama, J. Y., West, M., Hamner, H. C., Whitfield, G. P., & Dooyema, C. (2023). Time Playing Outdoors Among Children Aged 3-5 Years: National Survey of Children’s Health, 2021. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, S0749-3797(23)00510-X. 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., von Essen, B. S., & Kortsmit, K. (2024). Breastfeeding by Disability Status in the United States: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2018-2020. American Journal of Public Health, 114(1), 108–117. Zhao, L., Freedman, D. S., Blanck, H. M., & Park, S. (2024). Trends in Severe Obesity Among Children Aged 2 to 4 Years in WIC: 2010 to 2020. Pediatrics, 153(1), e2023062461. Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs Andreyeva, T., McCann, M., Prager, J., & Kenney, E. L. (2024). State Agency Perspectives on Successes and Challenges of Administering the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 56(1), 66–74. 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. Rural Food Access Sánchez, K. D., Rios, L. K. D., & Payán, D. D. (2023). Nutrition Environment Gaps and Distribution Challenges in Rural Food Pantries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 0(0). School Wellness Cohen, J. F. W., Kesack, A., Daly, T. P., Elnakib, S. A., Hager, E., Hahn, S., Hamlin, D., Hill, A., Lehmann, A., Lurie, P., Maroney, M., Means, J., Mueller, M. P., Olarte, D. A., Polacsek, M., Schwartz, M. B., Sonneville, K. R., Spruance, L. A., Woodward, A. R., & Chapman, L. E. (2024). Competitive Foods’ Nutritional Quality and Compliance with Smart Snacks Standards: An Analysis of a National Sample of U.S. Middle and High Schools. Nutrients, 16(2), Article 2. Zuercher, M. D., Cohen, J. F. W., Ohri-Vachaspati, P., Hecht, C. A., Hecht, K., Polacsek, M., Olarte, D. A., Read, M., Patel, A. I., Schwartz, M. B., Chapman, L. E., Orta-Aleman, D., Ritchie, L. D., & Gosliner, W. (2024). Parent perceptions of school meals and how perceptions differ by race and ethnicity. Health Affairs Scholar, 2(1), qxad092.

NEWS & UPDATES

Associated Press - Advocacy groups are petitioning for the end of SNAP interview requirements Associated Press - USDA estimates 21 million kids will get summer food benefits through new program in 2024 Chalkbeat - Nearly 10 million children won’t get summer food benefits as states opt out of new federal program Chef Ann Foundation - Chef Ann Foundation Announces 2024 Cohort of National Healthy School Food Pathway Fellowship CNN - New program will help feed millions of kids over the summer, but not all states are participating CNN - Taxes on sugary drinks cut consumer sales by 33%, study says Education Week - Schools Can More Easily Get Food, Laptops as Supply Chain Problems Fade Forbes - Reducing Free School Meal Stigma Helps Cut Student Suspensions, Study Finds Marketplace - New summer vacation grocery assistance will help feed millions of children Newsweek - SNAP Food Benefits To Be Recalculated for One State The New York Times - Food Assistance for Mothers and Children Faces Funding Shortfall United Press International - Whole Milk in School bill heads to the Senate despite USDA opposition

RESOURCES

Alliance for a Healthier Generation - Cornerstone of Whole Child Health: Annual Impact Report 2023 Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition - Blueprint for WIC Online Shopping Projects National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine - Year in Review 2023: Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Urban Institute - In the Absence of the Expanded Child Tax Credit, Many Families with Children Faced Material Hardship in 2022

WEBINARS & EVENTS

Alliance for a Healthier Generation - Start Your 2024 Award Application to Become One of America’s Healthiest Schools, 1/31/24 @ 3:30p ET Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - Tribal Listening Session on Front of Package Labeling, 2/9/24 @ 12:30p ET Duke Sanford World Food Policy Center - Empowering Eaters: Access, Affordability, Healthy Choices, 3/3/24 @ 12:30p ET FRAC - National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference, Washington D.C., 6/3/24 - 6/5/24 FRAC - Taking a Fresh Look at Summer Meals, 2/1/24 @ 3p ET Society of Behavioral Medicine - 45th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions: Moving Behavioral Science Upstream, Philadelphia, PA, 3/13/24-3/16/24 Urban Institute - Beyond Engagement: Community-Led Initiatives toward Equitable Health, 2/6/24 @ 4p ET USDA - Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Listening Session, 2/23/24 @ 10:15a ET

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL UPDATES & REPORTS

CDC DNPAO - CDC is Addressing Sugar Consumption through Surveillance, Programs, and Communication USDA - Breastfeeding initiation increased among WIC participants and WIC-eligible nonparticipants across racial and ethnic groups from 2009–17

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Center for Science in the Public Interest Director of Legislative Affairs, deadline 2/9/24 Policy Associate, Values-Aligned Food Purchasing & Food Service, deadline 2/2/24 The Food Trust - Multiple positions HRSA - Public Health Analyst, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, deadline 2/1/24 The Rockerfeller Foundation - Manager, Regenerative Agriculture

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Better Food Policy Fund - 2024-25 Grantmaking Program, deadline 3/5/24 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Research on Diet-Related Health Data Access Awards, deadline 2/21/24 USDA FY24 Participation in WIC & Prevalence of Health Risks Associated with Maternal Mortality, deadline 2/14/24 Recognizing & Addressing Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Warning Signs in a WIC Setting, deadline 2/14/24 Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grant Program, deadline 3/14/24 Supporting the Use of Traditional Indigenous Foods in the Child Nutrition Programs Cooperative Agreement, deadline 3/18/24

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Kansas State University - Catalog of Local Sourcing Innovations in Groceries, deadline 2/16/24 NIH NIH OBSSR Matilda White Riley Early Stage Investigator Paper Competition, deadline 1/28/24 NIMHD Call for Applications: Health Disparities Research Institute, deadline 2/5/24 - 3/11/24

STUDENT & EARLY CAREER SECTION

The Food Trust - FAO Schwarz Fellowship: Farm to School Focus National Science Foundation - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Innovation Fellow, deadline 1/31/24 The Rockerfeller Foundation - Summer Associate, President’s Office

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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.