9月28日th, 的 Biden-Harris Administration will host 的 White House Conference on Hunger, 营养, 和健康, with 的 goal of ending hunger and increasing 健康y eating and physical activity by 2030, so that fewer Americans experience 与饮食相关的疾病 like diabetes, 肥胖, 和高血压.
Conference Details and Agenda
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"Millions of Americans are afflicted with food insecurity and 与饮食相关的疾病—including heart disease, 肥胖, and type 2 diabetes—which are some of 的 leading causes of death and disability in 的 U.S. The toll of hunger and 的se diseases is not distributed equally, disproportionately impacting underserved communities, 包括许多黑人, 拉丁美洲人, 亚裔美国人, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and Native American communities. And hunger and 与饮食相关的疾病 affect many more communities, 包括农村社区, 残疾人士, 老年人, LGBTQI +人, 军人家庭, 还有退伍军人.
缺乏获得健康的途径, 安全, 还有实惠的食物, 还有安全的户外空间, contributes to impacting hunger, 与饮食相关的疾病, 健康差异. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated 的se challenges fur的r.
9月28日, 2022, for 的 first time in over 50 years, 的 Biden-Harris Administration will host a White House Conference on Hunger, 营养, 和健康. The First White House Conference on Food, 营养, 和健康 had a significant influence on 的 country’s food policy agenda for half a century. Now, again, we have 的 collective opportunity to chart a course for 的 future.
The Administration has set a goal of ending hunger and reducing dietrelated disease by increasing 健康y eating and physical activity in 的 U.S. by 2030. This ambitious goal would mean that no Americans go hungry and fewer Americans experience 与饮食相关的疾病 like diabetes, 肥胖, 和高血压. 在会议上, 的 Administration will announce a bold national strategy that outlines steps 的 federal 政府ernment and o的r stakeholders will take to achieve this goal."
To end hunger and increase 健康y eating and physical activity to reduce 与饮食相关的疾病 和差异, 的 Biden-Harris Administration has specified areas of action in five pillars:
1. Improve food 访问 and affordability: End hunger by making it easier for everyone — including urban, 郊区, 农村, and Tribal communities — to 访问 and afford food. 例如, expand eligibility for and increase participation in food assistance programs and improve transportation to places w在这里 food is available.
2. Integrate nutrition and 健康: Prioritize 的 role of nutrition and food security in overall 健康, including disease prevention and management, and ensure that our 健康 care system addresses 的 nutrition needs of all people.
3. Empower all consumers to make and have 访问 to 健康y choices: Foster environments that enable all people to easily make informed 健康y choices, increase 访问 to 健康y food, encourage 健康y workplace and school policies, and invest in public messaging and education campaigns that are culturally appropriate and resonate with specific communities.
4. Support physical activity for all: Make it easier for people to be more physically active (in part by ensuring that everyone has 访问 to 安全 places to be active), increase awareness of 的 benefits of physical activity, and conduct research on and measure physical activity.
5. Enhance nutrition and food security research: Improve nutrition metrics, 数据收集, and research to inform nutrition and food security policy, particularly on issues of equity, 访问, 和差异.
The White House wants to hear your stories and experiences with hunger and/or 与饮食相关的疾病. 分享你的故事 在这里.
