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Yesterday, we hosted a webinar led by Jessica Larson - Public Affairs Specialist, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture. She provided a research review that offered insights on how various SNAP-eligible audiences use social media channels, particularly when it comes to health and healthy eating. Participants had a chance to find out which platforms are preferred by different lower income populations to more effectively communicate healthy eating messages...

Excellent blog post (although I am not sure that using French helps with the perceived arrogance of science and the academy😊). Anyway, here’s an editorial that was in the local Madison newspaper a couple of weeks ago that speaks to the challenge of communicating science (around COVID 19) that lays out some self-ownership that the science community needs in connecting with the public. Paul Fanlund | The Capital Times Even before vaccines became widely available, one could have predicted that...

The HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has added 5 new consumer-friendly handouts based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 to the Toolkit for Professionals at: https://health.gov/news/202112/check-out-new-consumer-friendly-handouts-based-dietary-guidelines

As part of National Nutrition Month®, we are excited to announce that many of the professional and consumer resources for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 are now available in Spanish. We invite you to check out these new resources on DietaryGuidelines.gov . Thank you for the important work that you do every day to improve the health of Americans by encouraging healthy food and beverage choices in communities where you live and work. Print Materials/Materiales Impresos...

The U. S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) announced that the inaugural meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be held February 9-10, 2023. The public is invited to attend the meeting virtually. Registration for the meeting is currently open through February 10th. To register to view the meeting, visit DietaryGuidelines.gov . The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be chaired by Sarah Booth, Ph.D., and Angela...

February 24, 2023 By: Edward McCarthy , Public Affairs Specialist within OASH Office of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Image: 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee with HHS Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine, USDA Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean and Committee staff leads Summary: This blog provides an overview of the events of the first meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Committee on February 9th and 10th, 2023. Rockville, Md. – ICYMI: On February 9 and 10, the newly announced...

Posted on April 13, 2023 by ODPHP The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) will host the second full meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on May 10, 2023. The meeting will be livestreamed for public viewing. Members of the public who wish to view the meeting may register on DietaryGuidelines.gov . The Departments encourage public participation in the Committee’s process and opened a public comment period in January. A public comment...

Rockville, Md. – ICYMI: Last week, on May 10, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee convened in person for its second official meeting. The Committee heard opening remarks from U.S. Public Health Service Rear Admiral (RDML) Paul Reed, Director of HHS’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, who thanked the Committee for their service and acknowledged how their work helps promote health, well-being, and resilience through nutrition. RDML Reed also applauded the Committee’s...

Posted on June 2, 2023 by HHS/ODPHP The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recently held its second meeting, where members discussed their list of prioritized questions that focus on the relationship of diet and health across the lifespan. As part of the discussions, the Committee presented draft protocols for the majority of the scientific questions. The draft protocols discussed at the meeting are now online. A protocol – or plan – is developed for questions answered using...

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s work continues, and the Committee will hold its third meeting September 12-13, 2023. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) invite the public to participate in this important event via livestream. Registration is required and will open on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at DietaryGuidelines.gov. The September meeting will include presentations by each subcommittee and deliberation by the full Committee on...

Registration for Oral Public Comments Opens Mark Your Calendar for 10:00 AM ET on August 10, 2023 to Register to Provide Virtual Oral Public Comments to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will hold its third Committee meeting on September 12 and 13, 2023. Registration to attend the livestream meeting and to provide virtual oral comments to the Committee will open on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET through DietaryGuidelines.gov...

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recently held its third meeting, where members discussed their list of prioritized questions that focus on the relationship of diet and health across the lifespan. As part of the discussions, the Committee presented new draft protocols for many of the scientific questions. The draft protocols discussed at the meeting are now online. A protocol – or plan – is developed for questions answered using systematic review or food pattern modeling...

The Virginia Cooperative Extension EXCITE Team and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) conducted a symposium on November 3rd, 2023 to discuss the EXCITE project funded through CDC and ways that Virginia Cooperative Extension Agents could get involved in vaccine education! This session introduced our vaccine ambassadors and their roles in their respective localities, provided background on adult vaccinations and the current vaccination schedule, and discussed approaches to communicating...

New handouts listing foods and beverages that are some of the highest sources of calcium, potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D, and iron are now available on DietaryGuidelines.gov! These printable handouts focus on the 5 dietary components of public health concern identified in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 . These dietary components are important for health and many people in the United States do not get enough of them. Calcium , potassium , dietary fiber , and vitamin D...