Related New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that while hunger in America is still surging far above pre-pandemic levels, Congressional aid is making a difference. This is welcome news for a country that has seen lines at food banks stretching on for miles and too many families going without food.
It is also a reminder that hunger is not inevitable it’s a policy choice.
Even before the pandemic, over 40 million Americans experienced food insecurity. While Congress has made significant and important progress to address hunger during the COVID pandemic through landmark investments in nutrition programs, we believe it’s time to take the next step. That’s why we are calling for the White House to hold a substantive, policy-based conference focused on ending hunger throughout the United States by 2030.
The Bell County Public Health District announced Monday that its board of health has chosen an interim director.
The new director â Nikki Morrow â will serve as the groupâs head until a new director can be identified through an interview process. Morrow has worked with the district for two decades and is the local director for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
âI am looking forward to serving the health district as interim and collaborating with our departments and community partners,â Morrow said.
Morrow has been the nutrition program director for past four years, since 2017, with the initiative serving more than 15,000 participants each month throughout the county.
By United Soybean Board
Every five years, the USDA updates its Dietary Guidelines for Americans. While not specific guidance for nutrient consumption, the Dietary Guidelines are used by the US government as the basis of its food assistance and meal programs, nutrition education efforts, including the National School Lunch Program, National School Breakfast Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). And subsequently, forward-thinking food companies leverage the guidelines as one tool to evolve how they think about the ingredients in their products, the nutrition they offer and how they fit in American s diets.
The recently released 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans set forth recommendations to make every bite count. That is to adopt a diet that is rich in nutrients and limits excess calories most commonly found in added fats and sugars. And, to adopt that diet as a long-term healthy pattern, not a behavior that is