Lexology September 30, 2022
On September 28, 2022, the White House held a conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the first White House conference on hunger and nutrition since the Nixon administration, over 50 years ago. The day before the conference, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its national strategy for ending hunger and healthier eating. The national strategy comprises five pillars addressing food insecurity, diet-related diseases, and health disparities.
Of particular interest, the Administration’s actions under Pillar 3 aim to foster environments that enable all people to easily make informed and healthy choices, increase access to healthy food, encourage healthy workplace and school policies, and invest in public education campaigns that are culturally appropriate and resonate with specific communities. This alert focuses on three key...