Nutrition summit
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
USDA and HHS seek input at a Dec. 9 public meeting on planning the National Nutrition Summit, tentatively slated for May 30-31 in Washington, D.C. The summit is intended to highlight accomplishments in the areas of food, nutrition and health since the last 1969 White House conference, as well as focus attention on nutrition and lifestyle issues across the lifespan. The Tufts University School of Nutrition, Science & Policy has been a major advocate of the conference (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 9, p. 5). For more information, contact Shanthy Bowman of the Agricultural Research Service at (301) 504-0619 or Paul Coates of NIH at (301) 435-2920