President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pack food boxes during Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 16, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pack food boxes during Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 16, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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President Joe Biden unveiled his plan to deliver on a pledge to end hunger and diet-related illnesses by 2030 at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health on Sept. 28. play the leading role.
Scheduled at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, the conference will feature panels and working group sessions attended by hundreds of advocates, educators, medical professionals, legislators, ministers, and everyday Americans.
Vice President Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, will also speak at the conference, according to the White House. Other featured speakers include Chef Jose Andrés, known for his work feeding people after disasters, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsac, and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
This will be the first conference on hunger, nutrition and health since 1969. This Nixon-era conference led to the creation of major programs to help fight hunger in the United States, including food stamps and child nutrition assistance.
Advocates for food, hunger and nutrition are keeping a close eye on the announcement of a new White House strategy that many hope will transform food and health as much as the original conference plan.
what is the agenda
The conference will begin with panels covering topics such as food as medicine, promoting physical activity, children’s nutrition, public-private partnerships and equity.
According to the White House, in smaller working group sessions, participants will “collaborate to identify actions to take individually and collectively to achieve the goal of ending and reducing diet-related illnesses.” .
The White House and agencies hosted listening sessions to prepare for the summit, speaking with representatives from business, healthcare, conservation and environment groups, hunger and nutrition groups, schools and education groups. They also incorporate recommendations from organizations, individuals and legislators.
Recommendations reviewed by NPR included expanding universal free school meals and school cafeteria resources, strengthening nutritional assistance programs, and improving outreach to immigrants, Native Americans, and other marginalized communities. , which contains various policy proposals.
Food and nutrition advocates have expressed concern about whether the administration will be able to match the high standards set at the last meeting.
Many will look to the success of the meeting for how the White House’s final recommendations will be implemented — like enforcement actions, partnerships with businesses and nonprofits, and the 2023 Farm Bill. in future legislation.
