233953 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Translating the science into federal policy

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

Rachel Hayes, MPH, RD , Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD
     
This presentation will continue to describe the development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010, focusing on the scientific conclusions reached by the Advisory Committee, the assimilation of those conclusions into a comprehensive technical report, and the translation of that report into succinct, accurate, and functional Federal policy. The role of public comments will be addressed, and the timeline for expected public release will be shared.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines

Learning Objectives:
1) List key scientific conclusions identified by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) 2) Describe the process for developing the DGAC technical report, and translating that report into functional Federal policy

Keywords: Nutrition, Federal Policy

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been closely involved in the development of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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