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Each year in May the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) celebrates National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. ODPHP recognizes the myriad benefits that an active lifestyle can offer to all Americans, regardless of age, ability, health status, or fitness level, and works to educate all people about these benefits...

HHS and USDA will invite the public to provide input on two separate but complementary reports on the relationship between alcohol and health starting January 15. These reports and the public comments received will be considered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the two departments collaborate to develop the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The comment period will close on February 14, 2025. 

The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD), a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) committee, has published the draft report of its alcohol intake and health study. This is one of two complementary reports on the relationship between alcohol and health that will help to inform the HHS and U...