Carrie Jackson Cottright, Ph.D., RDN, Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
USDA is proud of this 2nd anniversary About Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s vision for advancing food and nutrition security.
The first-of-its-kind department-wide approach uses a four-pillar approach across USDA’s eight mission areas. These pillars include:
Taking advantage of historical momentum White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Healthwe are also doing our part. implement national strategy About hunger, nutrition and health. This society-wide strategy was designed to end hunger, improve nutrition and physical activity, and reduce diet-related diseases and disparities.
And the Biden-Harris administration remains focused on this strategy. At a recent White House event, partners pledged nearly $1.7 billion in new efforts cultivated through the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
Our efforts to advance food and nutrition security also incorporate the Secretary’s goal to make MyPlate widely known. As this video explains, MyPlate has been a national symbol of healthy eating for over a decade. MyPlate.gov provides guidance, tools, and resources to translate the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines into actionable steps that anyone can use.
We are making MyPlate Materials more culturally, contextually, and linguistically responsive. We also work with more than 141 national strategic partners across a variety of sectors to use a common message to remind consumers that it’s never too early or too late to start eating healthy. . He also launched his MyPlate Instagram, which is full of healthy eating tips and recipes.
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack celebrates progress in addressing food and nutrition insecurity
As we celebrate the power of nutritious food, we are proud of all we have accomplished over the past two years, but we know that together we can do more and do better. I am. Explore our innovative tools to stay connected. We look forward to working together to make nutrition education accessible to everyone in this country through his MyPlate.
