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The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a clear mission: to protect and improve the health and resiliency of individuals, families, and communities in Iowa by providing high-quality programs and services. To realize this mission, Iowa HHS follows a data-driven approach — and looks to Healthy People to guide its efforts.

The NIH Office of Nutrition Research (ONR) has announced the release of an interagency Request for Information (RFI) on Food Is Medicine research opportunities. As part of a government-wide collaboration, the request invites input on the Food Is Medicine topic areas.

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) will host the second full meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on May 10, 2023. The meeting will be livestreamed for public viewing. Members of the public who wish to view the meeting may register on DietaryGuidelines.gov.

On March 21, 2023, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) hosted the fifth installment of the Healthy People 2030 Webinar Series: The Importance of Preventive Services and Lessons Learned from the Pandemic. During this one-hour webinar, presenters provided an overview of three featured Healthy People 2030 preventive services objectives, the progress made to date for these objectives, and a presentation from the National Association of County and City Health Officials on their work with local health departments and lessons learned about preventive services uptake during the pandemic...