Health and Human Services

2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Announced
2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Announced
2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Announced
The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the appointment of 20 nationally recognized scientists to serve on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.  The Committee will review the current body of science on key nutrition topics and develop a scientific report that includes its independent assessment of the evidence and recommendations for USDA and HHS as t
Grassley Presses Administration on New Rural Mental Health Law
Grassley Presses Administration on New Rural Mental Health Law
Grassley Presses Administration on New Rural Mental Health Law
Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley wants to know the latest when it comes to the Seeding Rural Resilience Act.  Grassley sent a letter to the Department of Agriculture as well as Health and Human Services.  The legislation, approved in 2020, is designed to curb the rising rate of suicide in rural communities, via the National Defense Authorization Act.  Grassley’s law re...
Dietary Committee Nominations Being Accepted
Dietary Committee Nominations Being Accepted
Dietary Committee Nominations Being Accepted
The nomination process is now underway for Advisory Committee members that will determine the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. "They are scientists with expertise in nutrition, in public health, that produce a scientific report that they submit to the department; each round of the dietary guideline," said Janet de Jesus with the Department of Health and Human Services...
USDA, HHS Announce Updated Dietary Guidelines
USDA, HHS Announce Updated Dietary Guidelines
USDA, HHS Announce Updated Dietary Guidelines
Earlier this week, the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services released the 2020-2025 edition of the Dietary  Guidelines for Americans. "Together we're excited to present the newest edition of our nation's dietary guidelines," noted Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue. "T ...
Newhouse Says Rural Hospitals Need More Help As They Battle COVID-19
Newhouse Says Rural Hospitals Need More Help As They Battle COVID-19
Newhouse Says Rural Hospitals Need More Help As They Battle COVID-19
Last week, over 120 lawmakers called on Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to provide immediate assistance to rural hospitals and clinics laid out in the CARES Act. Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse was one of the lawmakers calling on HHS to move faster to help rural facilities as they battle the problem of coronavirus. New ...
Lawmakers Ask Health Department to Send Aid to Rural Hospitals
Lawmakers Ask Health Department to Send Aid to Rural Hospitals
Lawmakers Ask Health Department to Send Aid to Rural Hospitals
A coalition of lawmakers is asking the Health and Human Services Department to provide immediate assistance to rural hospitals and clinics. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, 122 lawmakers asked the Trump administration to provide financial aid included in the CARES Act to help rural hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak ...