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Registration opens tomorrow to provide Oral Public Comments during the Third Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Dietary Guidelines

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will hold its third meeting September 12-13, 2023. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture invite the public to register to submit oral comments to the Committee regarding their deliberation. Registration is required and will open tomorrow, August 10, 2023, at 10:00 a...

A Winning Strategy for a Healthy America

President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition

Billy Shore was appointed to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition in March of 2023, and is the founder of the anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength. The Annual Meeting of the President’s Council is available on the President’s Council YouTube page, and you can follow the Council’s activities on Twitter at @FitnessGov...

Third Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Will Be Held on September 12-13, 2023, and Will Include Oral Public Comments

Dietary Guidelines

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...

Strengthening Resilience in Children and Adolescents

Healthy People 2030

On June 28, 2023, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) hosted the sixth installment of the Healthy People 2030 Webinar Series: Strengthening Resilience in Children and Adolescents. During this one-hour event, ODPHP and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics presented on the webinar’s three featured objectives, and Healthy People 2030 Champion Adaptive Sports Ohio presented on their efforts to increase participation in sports teams for children and adolescents with physical disabilities.