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value="Search" /></form></div></div></div><div id="content" class="site-content"><div id="primary" class="content-area"><main id="main" class="site-main"><div class="page-content"><section id="custom-hero-block_a5ed9a1decc21d788ac04d8a4fe43f1a" class="custom-block custom-hero bg--background-image mobile-image-enabled" style=" background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0,0,0, 0.5) 60%, rgba(0,0,0, 0.1)), url('https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/advocacy-and-sci-poli-1920x576.png'); background-size: cover; background-position: center center;"><div class="max-container"></div><div class="wrapper"><div class="hero-content"><div class="hero-content__inner"><h1>Advocacy and Science Policy</h1><h4>ASN serves as the authoritative voice informing Congress and the Administration of the need and value for continued support of nutrition research through <a href="https://nutrition.org/public-affairs/asn-advocacy/" data-feathr-click-track="true">federal government 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This list is primarily used to highlight key focus areas that will inform the ongoing and upcoming work of CASP and ASN’s Chief Science Policy Officer.</p><section id="custom-columns-block_004b42a468fa03b576420607e607a150" class="custom-block custom-columns alignfull bg--white columns-style--uneven"><div class="container"><div class="row custom-columns"><div class="custom-columns__content uneven--left"> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-large wp-image-12849 alignnone" src="https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-687x1030.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="960" srcset="https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-687x1030.jpg 687w, https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-400x600.jpg 400w, https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-320x480.jpg 320w, https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-427x640.jpg 427w, https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-720x1080.jpg 720w, https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/national-cancer-institute-uVnRa6mOLOM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /><p> </p></div><div class="custom-columns__content uneven--right"><h4><strong><b>Priority Area 1: Nutrition Research</b></strong></h4><ul><li>Advocate for increased federal investment in the agencies that most support nutrition research, specifically the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health.<ul><li>Educate Congress and policy leaders about the benefits of nutrition research, nutrition surveillance and monitoring, and their impact on public health.</li><li>Foster and strengthen relationships with members of Congress and their staff to advance advocacy opportunities.</li><li>Utilize ASN’s coalition involvement to strengthen and further our advocacy.</li><li>Determine annual appropriations requests for these agencies to support advocacy efforts.</li></ul></li><li>Support nutrition research and nutrition initiatives at federal agencies.<ul><li>Elevate existing and future nutrition research and nutrition initiatives at federal agencies. Offer ASN input on these whenever possible.</li><li>Advocate for coordination of nutrition research across the federal government.</li><li>Foster and strengthen relationships with federal agency nutrition staff to advance advocacy opportunities and support their efforts and initiatives.</li><li>Pursue development of an ASN Information Brief on nutrition research coordination and support beginning in 2024, guided by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) recommendations for Advancing Nutrition.</li></ul></li></ul></div></div></div></section><section id="custom-columns-block_71086c76b281dc5d8a00608149b7f323" class="custom-block custom-columns alignfull bg--white columns-style--uneven"><div class="container"><div class="row custom-columns"><div class="custom-columns__content uneven--left"> <img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-12852" src="https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/katie-moum-o0kbc907i20-unsplash-1030x687.jpg" 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https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/katie-moum-o0kbc907i20-unsplash-1620x1080.jpg 1620w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /><p> </p></div><div class="custom-columns__content uneven--right"><h4><strong><b>Priority Area 2: National Nutrition Policies</b></strong></h4><ul><li>Advocate for ongoing investment in national policy documents and tools that support nutrition research, as guided by <a href="https://nutrition.org/public-affairs/asn-advocacy/">ASN Information Brief </a>topics:<ul><li>Advocate for funding for regular updates to the Dietary Reference Intakes,</li><li>Seek continual funding for the <em>Dietary Guidelines for Americans</em>, and</li><li>Advocate for the revitalization of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).</li></ul></li><li>Advocate for other growing nutrition research priorities; for example, those dictated by the 2025 DGAC report and PCAST’s Advancing Nutrition recommendations.</li><li>As appropriate for federal 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