Farm Bill language that would allow political interests to influence updates to the Dietary Guidelines threatens public health, say Mary Story and Eric Rimm.
The NANA Coalition Farm Bill Subcommittee collaborated to create this set of policy priorities to advance nutrition and food security, nutrition research, and nutrition education in the 2023 Farm Bill.
On September 12, 2022, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy.” While much of the Executive Order stresses health, medicine, energy and biological data, there are specific sections that apply to agriculture and food.
The National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA) co-signed this letter thanking Secretary Tom Vilsack of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for his steadfast commitment to supporting schools in providing healthy meals, most recently demonstrated by the announcement of $100 million through the Healthy Food Incentive (HFI) Fund, and proposes the Agency dedicate the HFI Fund to reinstate three successful initiatives while expanding them to increase their efficacy and build the capacity of key stakeholders.
