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What is Nutrition Security and How Do We Assess and Monitor It? (NUTRITION 2023 Contemporary Insights into Food Insecurity Collection)
This course is included in the NUTRITION 2023 Contemporary Insights into Food Insecurity Collection.
Nutrition security is an emerging concept that, although closely related, is distinct from food security. No standard measure of nutrition security currently exists. In this session, researchers from USDA’ Economic Research Service and university collaborators will share a conceptual framework for understanding nutrition security and its relationship to food security. The leaders discuss this conceptual framework, its relationship to two constructs and multiple sub-constructs that form the basis of nutrition security, and how the proposed framework and corresponding constructs may provide (a) understanding of how nutrition security arises and how it differs from food security, (b) background on why assessment and monitoring of nutrition security is important, and (c) guidance for a research agenda that will further clarify the meaning of nutrition security and its measurement.
Speakers
Sara Bleich, PhD
Professor of Public Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Jennifer Coates, PhD
Associate Professor of Food Policy and Applied Nutrition, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Alisha Coleman-Jensen, PhD
Deputy Director for Food Economics Data Development, USDA Economic Research Service
Edward Frongillo, Jr., PhD
Professor and Director of Global Health Initiative, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior Arnold School of Public Health University of South Carolina
Hilary Seligman, MD MAS
Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco
Learning Objectives
- Define nutrition security and state how it differs from food security
- Describe a conceptual framework for understanding nutrition security and its relationship to food security
This activity includes the following presentations:
Introduction - The Need to Assess and Monitor Nutrition Security
Alisha Coleman-Jensen, PhD
Deputy Director for Food Economics Data Development, USDA Economic Research Service
Why Nutrition Security is Important for US Policy and Programs
Sara Bleich, PhD
Professor of Public Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
How Nutrition Security is Related to the Health of the US Population
Hilary Seligman, MD MAS
Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco
Properties or Sub-constructs of Nutrition Security for Assessment and Monitoring and How this Initiative in the US Dovetails with Global Needs
Edward Frongillo, Jr., PhD
Professor and Director of Global Health Initiative, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior Arnold School of Public Health University of South Carolina
Small Group Discussions
Global Efforts on Assessment and Monitoring of Healthy Diets
Jennifer Coates, PhD
Associate Professor of Food Policy and Applied Nutrition, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Reporting, Polling and Discussion
Disclosure Policy
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Speakers
Sara Bleich, PhD, Professor of Public Health Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Jennifer Coates, PhD, Associate Professor of Food Policy and Applied Nutrition, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Alisha Coleman-Jensen, PhD, Deputy Director for Food Economics Data Development, USDA Economic Research Service
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Edward Frongillo, Jr., PhD, Professor and Director of Global Health Initiative, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior Arnold School of Public Health University of South Carolina
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Hilary Seligman, MD MAS, Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco
Disclosures: Feeding America: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Consultant (Ongoing); Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Planners
The following individuals served on the NUTRITION 2023 Scientific Program Committee. The session titled 'What is Nutrition Security and How Do We Assess and Monitor It?' was included in the scientific program of NUTRITION 2023, ASN's flagship meeting which was held from July 22-25, 2023.
Paola Baratto, MS, Rutgers University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD, Texas A&M University
Disclsoures: Abbott: Speaker Fees
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Bradley Ferguson, PhD, University of Nevada, Reno
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Martha Field, PhD, Cornell University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Daniel Hoffman, PhD, Rutgers University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Disclosures: Almond Board of California; Grant/Research Support; Beneo: Speaker/Speaker's Bureau; Bio-Cat: Grant/Research Support; General Mills Inc.: Grant/Research Support; Hass Avocado Board: Grant/Research Support; ISAPP: Speaker/Speaker's Bureau; National Dairy Council: Speaker/Speaker's Bureau; National Honey Board:Grant/Research Support; Tate & Lyle: Grant/Research Support
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD, UCLA
Nutrient Institute (Scientific Advisory Board Member)
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Laura Murray-Kolb, PhD, Purdue University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD, Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical Center
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Lewis Rubin, MD, Georgetown University Medical Center
Disclosures: Abbott Nutrition: Grant/Research Support
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Anna Thalacker-Mercer, PhD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Staff
Michelle Crispino, CAE, DES, American Society for Nutrition
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Gwen Twillman, American Society for Nutrition
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Continuing education credit is not available for this activity. A Certificate of Attendance can be downloaded by learners who complete the course.
Available Credit
- 1.50 Attendance
Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.