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Under Secretary forMarketing & Regulatory Programs

Under Secretary forFood, Nutrition,

& Consumer Services

Under Secretary forFarm & Foreign

Agricultural Services

Deputy Under Secretary forRural Development

Under Secretary forFood Safety

Under Secretary forNatural Resources

& Conservation

Under Secretary forResearch, Education,

& Economics

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA Agencies with Nutrition Expertise and Capacity:

– National Institutes of Food and Agriculture: Extramural research programs with linkage to communities across the country through Cooperative Extension system, EFNEP and 4-H, etc.

– Agriculture Research Service: Intramural research including the USDA Human Nutrition Research Centers

– Economic Research Service: Intramural research linking food choices and economics (Food Environment Atlas)

– Food and Nutrition Services – school meals and food and nutrition assistance programs including SNAP, WIC, etc.

– Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion – MyPyramid, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, etc. 2

Research Objectives for NIFAFocusing NIFA-sponsored activities around thematic areas:

1. Climate change2. Bioenergy3. Food safety4. Nutrition and childhood obesity5. Global food security

The Health Challenge - Globally• Deficiencies in micro-

nutrients (especially vitamin A, iodine and iron) are widespread– 2 billion suffered from

micronutrient deficiencies in 2009

• Obesity prevention• Biotechnology to:

– Improve Nutrition– Deliver Vaccines– Eliminate allergens

PROPOSED STRUCTURE

Center for International

ProgramsDirector

Roger Beachy

Institute of Youth and

Community Development

Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition

Institute of Bioenergy,

Climate, and Environment

Institute of Food Production and Sustainability

INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION

Ensuring a safe food supplyImproving citizens’ health through nutrition

Reducing childhood obesityImproving food quality

Childhood Obesity Prevention: 2010• Methodological Research to Assess the

Effectiveness of Obesity Prevention Strategies• Community-based Childhood Obesity Prevention• Extension Interventions to Prevent Childhood

Obesity• Transdisciplinary Graduate Education and

Training in Nutrition and Family Sciences

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Under Secretary forMarketing & Regulatory Programs

Under Secretary forFood, Nutrition,

& Consumer Services

Under Secretary forFarm & Foreign

Agricultural Services

Deputy Under Secretary forRural Development

Under Secretary forFood Safety

Under Secretary forNatural Resources

& Conservation

Under Secretary forResearch, Education,

& Economics

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Childhood Obesity Prevention: 2010• Generate new knowledge re: behavioral and environ’l

factors that influence excessive weight gain by children. • 2. Develop effective behavioral and environmental

interventions to: increase intake of fruits and vegetables; decrease intake of foods high in solid fats and sugars; increase physical activity and no. of children that meet guidelies for physical activity

• 3. Bring effective interventions to scale and assess impact. • 4. Increase the no. of educators, practitioners, and

researchers to address the problem of childhood obesity prevention.