USDA Human Nutrition Coordinating
Committee
The USDA Human Nutrition Coordinating Committee
meets quarterly to share information and
is chaired by two national program leaders
for human nutrition at the Agricultural Research
Service, Molly
Kretsch and David
Klurfield. In addition to NIFA, other
participating USDA agencies include the Agricultural
Marketing Service, Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion, Economic Research Service,
Food and Nutrition Service, Food Safety and
Inspection Service, and the National Agricultural
Library, with liaison representatives from
HHS's Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Food and Drug Administration,
and National Institutes of Health.
The committee is responsible for coordinating
National Nutrition Month activities at USDA
in March of each year and oversees two working
groups:
- The Dietary Guidance Working Group, along
with its counterpart at HHS, reviews all
federally issued dietary guidance materials
for the public for consistency with the
Dietary
Guidelines for Americans.
- The Diet Appraisal Research Working Group
is an information-sharing group for federal
researchers who collect and analyze dietary
survey data.
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