PPW 2016 – Registration and Housing ends June 1
Nutrition Policy Affects Your Job: What Can You Do About It?
Food, nutrition and health policy significantly affect all members' careers. Take your profession to the next level and stand up for important issues at the Academy's Public Policy Workshop, June 23 to 24 in Washington, D.C. Click here for registration, housing and travel and other workshop information.

PPW 2016 Legislative Messages
The 3 key legislative priorities for PPW 2016 are:

· Treat and Reduce Obesity Act

· Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act

· Child Nutrition Programs Reauthorization

Academy Involvement in FDA's Updates to Nutrition Facts Panel
The Academy played a significant part in the Food & Drug Administration's update to the Nutrition Facts Panel that was announced May 20. Learn more

House and Senate Committees Pass Child Hunger and Nutrition Programs Bills
The House Committee on Education and Workforce has passed a bill reauthorizing child nutrition programs. The House bill contains few of the Academy's recommendations and would roll back much of the progress of the last decade in meeting the nutritional needs of children. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed bill included many of the Academy's priorities. Unlike the House's version, the Senate did not include disruptive nutrition policy changes. For those who have not yet participated, a Senate Action Alert is still open to urge senators to support Child Nutrition and Hunger Programs.

Suspend the Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for Diabetes Testing Supplies Action Alert

This Action Alert urging members of the House and Senate to Suspend the Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for Diabetes Testing Supplies is still open. For background go to a recent peer-reviewed article in the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Care journal.

Academy Backs Enhanced SNAP Retailer Standards to Improve Nutrition and Reduce Fraud
The Academy has supported many of the proposals by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to require SNAP retailers to offer a greater variety and deeper stock of healthy staple food items. This action will bring SNAP closer to its stated purpose of providing for improved levels of nutrition among low-income households. Learn More

Many New Opportunities: Input on Proposed Regulations and Government Initiatives
Make a difference by helping federal agencies refine and improve multiple proposed regulations affecting workplace health programs, and quality measures to screening guidelines for breast-feeding and celiac disease and other initiatives that touch on almost every area of dietetics practice. Members are encouraged to work with your dietetic practice groups to submit input on these initiatives, which are detailed in the Public Policy Weekly News and on eatrightPRO.org. Learn More

Click on the links below for updates from On the Pulse at eatrightpro.org for the latest Public Policy updates from the Academy

ANDPAC News and Updates

From the Hill

State Matters

Regulatory Comments

Judy Klavens-Giunta,RDN

Policy and Advocacy Leader

Public Health Community Nutrition

Practice Group

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