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Mark Your Calendar for the Next President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Meeting

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The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 1:30 - 3pm ET. The meeting will be virtual and is open the public. At the meeting the Council subcommittees will provide updates to the full Council on the progress of current initiatives and next steps in their advancement...

Healthy People 2030 Launches New Healthy People in States and Territories Page

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Healthy People 2030 is pleased to announce the publication of a new Healthy People in States and Territories web page. This new page provides an overview of the Healthy People State and Territorial Coordinators, a list and links for most recent available health improvement plans for all states, territories, and island jurisdictions, and links to relevant Leading Health Indicators. To learn more about states and territories work to make Healthy People happen every single day, please visit healthypeople.gov.

ICYMI: 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Held Third Meeting, Heard Public Oral Comments

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Rockville, Md. – ICYMI: Last week, on September 12 and 13, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee convened in person for its third official meeting. The meeting was livestreamed. On the first day of the meeting, the Committee heard oral comments from 83 members of the public. As part of the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture’s (USDA) ongoing efforts to increase transparency, equity, and public engagement in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Dietary Guidelines) development process, individuals who registered to provide comments were allotted two minutes to speak to the Committee regarding any aspect of their scientific review...