Friday, April 4, 2025
4/4/2025
Category B: Nutritionists - The Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) is requesting support for our capacity-building assistance program. Our goal is to support nutritionists in public health departments in their work to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030. We propose a leadership development program for public health nutritionists who inspire to work across public and private programs Founded in 1952, ASPHN is a non-profit membership organization that provides leadership on food and nutrition policy, programs and services aimed at improving the health of our population. ASPHN has 825 members. Our current members work in state and local public health agencies, and there are members in every state and the District of Columbia. Public health nutritionists in territorial and tribal public health agencies are eligible to be members, and we will continue to engage with these nutritionists. ASPHN's vision is "All people live in thriving and resilient communities supported by sustainable food systems." Our proposed program is called, “End Hunger & Build Healthy Communities: Connecting the Dots.” Despite all the words, the title of this capacity-building program for public health nutritionists is easy to explain. “End Hunger & Build Healthy Communities” are the goals set in the 2022 White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (National Strategy). “Connecting the Dots” tells the focus of this capacity-building effort, because the actions in the National Strategy are a collection of several independent federal agency efforts, and real impact on hunger and health will happen when the programs connect and work together. Plus the White House and CDC Foundation have rallied the private sector and national nongovernmental organizations to make substantial commitments toward the goals of ending hunger and building healthy communities by 2030. These commitments can also have greater impact if implemented in collaboration with the work of federal food, nutrition, and health programs. Public health nutritionists in governmental public health agencies in communities across the nation are perfectly positioned to facilitate these collaborations. This capacity-building assistance program will help them be successful!
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).