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).

With more than 50 years of research and d…

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