Title: Resources

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Section/SPIG: Food and Nutrition

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  • Society for Nutrition Education Public Policy Program Web site

    • The primary purpose of SNE's Public Policy Program is to make recommendations on member identified priority public policy issues (e.g., Child Nutrition Reauthorization, Food Guide Pyramid, and Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity) to Congress, the White House and government agencies. By 2010, SNE will establish a plan to expand the purpose of SNE's Public Policy Program to include building the advocacy skills of SNE members. The site includes such highlights as:
    * Priority Issues;
    * SNE's Advisory Committee on Public Policy;
    * How to Get Involved / Grassroots Efforts;
    * Legislative and Regulatory Bulletins;
    * Federal Nutrition Education Related Web Site Links;
    * What's New: Positions, Policy Statements, and Letters; and
    * SNE in Action - Positions and Statements.
    More information is available at: http://www.sne.org

  • CDC LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE JOURNAL TO LINK PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

    • CDC has launched a peer-reviewed electronic journal focused on prevention, screening, surveillance and population-based programs that address chronic disease, the agency announced. Unveiled Dec. 15, Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy (PCD) is targeted primarily to researchers in chronic disease prevention and intervention, as well as health professionals who deal with chronic conditions and population health. <http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r031215.htm>.