From: DG2015Nominations
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Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 10:43 AM
Subject: Request for Nominations- 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
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From: DG2015Nominations (OS/OASH)
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 9:04 AM
To: DG2015Nominations (OS/OASH)
Subject: Request for Nominations- 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Dear Colleague,
The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) are pleased to announce their intent to establish the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee (DGAC) and to invite nominations for the Committee. The Federal Register
notice, published October 26, 2012, can be found at
www.dietaryguidelines.gov.
The DGAC, once chartered, will examine the 2010
Dietary Guidelines for Americans; conduct a series of systematic reviews to evaluate available evidence (assisted by the USDA Nutrition Evidence Library); and analyze the evidence and weigh its quality to support conclusions to diet and health research
questions on which to base recommendations for healthy eating, which will culminate in a report submitted to the Secretaries of HHS and USDA during the fall/winter of 2014. Over the course of its appointment, the Committee is expected to convene five meetings,
with the intent of the first occurring in April 2013. The Committee’s science-based recommendations and rationale will serve as a basis for developing the eighth edition of the Federal policy known as the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Prospective members of the DGAC should be knowledgeable of current scientific research in human nutrition and be
respected and published experts in their fields. They should be familiar with the purpose, communication, and application of the
Dietary Guidelines and have demonstrated interest in the public’s health and well-being through their research and/or educational endeavors. Expertise is sought in specific specialty areas, including but not limited to:
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Energy balance (which includes physical activity)
Epidemiology
Food processing science, safety, and technology
General medicine
Gerontology
Maternal/gestational nutrition
Nutrient bioavailability
Nutrition biochemistry and physiology
Nutrition education and behavior change
Nutrition-related systematic review methodology
Osteoporosis
Overweight and obesity
Pediatrics
Public health
Type 2 diabetes
Please submit nominations as instructed in the
Federal Register notice. Nominations will be accepted through close of business, 6:00 pm EST, on Monday, November 26, 2012. Nominations may be submitted by electronic mail to
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. Alternatively, nominations may be sent by postal mail or fax to:
Richard D. Olson, M.D., M.P.H.
Prevention Science Lead and Designated Federal Officer, 2015 DGAC
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, OASH
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building
Rockville, MD 20852
Telephone: (240) 453-8280; Fax: (240) 453-8281
We welcome input from all sectors in responding to the request for nominations of individuals to serve on this important Committee. Self-nominations are welcomed.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Richard Olson Colette Rihane
DGAC Co-Executive Secretary DGAC Co-Executive Secretary
HHS USDA
Kellie Casavale Shanthy Bowman
DGAC Co-Executive Secretary DGAC Co-Executive Secretary
HHS USDA