162: The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

On this episode, Tracy and Erin Malawar of Allergy Strong recap The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. This is the first conference of its kind in more than 50 years. The first and only other one was held in 1969. The Administration's goal is "to end hunger in America and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030 so fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases." The Domestic Policy Council has been working "within the federal government, including with over 20 agencies, and listening to members of Congress, academics, advocates, community leaders, philanthropic groups, health insurance and food companies and people with lived experience" to build the National Strategy and design the conference. The recap will cover what we learned, as well as where and how the #MeetingsAndEvents industry can help support the goals through the five pillars that comprise the strategy. Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com