Nancy Mann Jackson

U.S. President Joseph BidenU.S. President Joseph Biden opened the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health on September 28, with a look back at the first such event, hosted by President Nixon more than a half-century ago. That conference in 1969 resulted in a number of initiatives that transformed food and nutrition in America, including the school lunch program, food labeling, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

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      Nancy Mann Jackson is a freelance writer based in Huntsville, AL ([email protected])
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