Closing Soon: Public Comment on Proposed Scientific Questions for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030

ODPHP May 12, 2022

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The public comment period on proposed scientific questions for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 will close on Monday, May 16, 2022. The proposed scientific questions, which focus on diet and health outcomes across the lifespan, will inform the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines. This is the first of several opportunities for public input on the Dietary Guidelines development process. If you’re interested in getting involved, make sure to submit your comment through Regulations.gov by Monday, May 16, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET.
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5 Essential Frameworks for Preventing Violent Child Death

The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demanding task that requires consideration of numerous upstream, interrelated, and tangential issues. To help safety advocates develop strategies to prevent violent child death, we compiled five frameworks to help: Understand and explain …
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Comment Now: Limit Sugar, Alcohol in New Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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Network_News August 15, 2023

USDA Dietary Guidelines Ignore Expert Advice to Cut Back on Sugar and Alcohol

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Network_News January 5, 2021

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25,000 Comments Call for Safety Reforms in a Transportation Engineering ‘Bible’

More than 25,000 public comments were submitted to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on proposed changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Our team at Salud America! developed three model comments asking FHWA to adopt a public health and Safe System Approach to reframe and rewrite the 700-page MUTCD, one of transportation …
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Network_News May 24, 2021

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Comment Now: Support Kids with More Nutritious School Meals!

The USDA is proposing stronger nutrition standards for school meals to give kids the right balance of nutrients for healthy and appealing meals. The new plan for stronger nutrition standards for school meals includes incrementally reducing sodium, a limit on added sugars (for the first time), and emphasizing whole grain products, while continuing to serve …
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Network_News March 23, 2023

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