December 2024

National Academies Publishes Findings on Alcohol and Health

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has published its Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health. This is one of two complementary reports on the relationship between alcohol and health that, together, will serve as key resources for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U...

Registration to Provide Oral Comments on Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Now Available: The Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

HHS and USDA will host a public meeting on January 16, 2025 where members of the public may provide oral comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Registration for this meeting opens Monday, December 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET and will close once capacity has been reached.

ODPHP Welcomes a New Director

Please join ODPHP in welcoming its new Director, RADM Brandon Taylor. RADM Taylor most recently served as the Director for Defense Health Agency Public Health in the Department of Defense (DoD). There he led public health activities across the entire department in support of all service members, DoD families, civilians, and working animals...

Now Available: Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Now Available: The Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Scientific Report has been submitted to the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and is now available online. To gather public input on the Scientific Report, HHS and USDA have opened a 60-day comment period during which interested parties are invited to share their feedback.