Letters
2023
ASN/ASM/SSA Letter to NASEM Soil and Human Health Committee
2022
ASN Recommendations for White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Health, and Hunger
ASN Letter Regarding White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Health, and Hunger
ASN’s Child Nutrition Reauthorization Priorities
ASN Letter in Support of House Resolution for Nutrition Education for Healthcare Professionals
2021
ASN Letter to White House on FY2023 Budget
ASN Letter to Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director
2020
ASN Letter to President-Elect Biden Transition Team
ASN Letter to Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director
ASN Letter to Congressional Leaders on COVID-19 Stimulus Packages
2019
ASN Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Development of 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Proposed NIH Metabolic Clinical Research Unit Closure and Relocation of Functions
2018
Joint ASN/AND Letter to 2018 Farm Bill Conferees in support of nutrition research and education
ASN Letter to National Academies Regarding Sodium/ Potassium DRI Committee
2017
ASN Letter on Graduate Student Tuition Waivers
2016
ASN Letter to President-Elect Trump Transition Team
2015
Sign-on Letter to USDA and HHS Requesting Update of the Dietary Reference Intake (DRIs) Values
ASN and AND Letter to Congress Supporting the Dietary Guidelines Process
ASN Comments on Framework for NIH-wide 5-year Strategic Plan
ASN Comments on Nat’l Nutrition Research Roadmap
Oral Comments to U.S. Government on 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
Letter to NIH ODS on Strategic Plan 2010-14 Progress Report
2014
Letter to Congress to build on the Bipartisan Budget Act and stop sequestration; December 2014
Letter to Congress to support NIH, its mission, and its peer review process; November 2014
Comments to U.S. Government on Global Nutrition Coordination Plan framework and outline; June 2014
Comments to WHO on Draft guideline: Sugars intake for adults and children; March 2014
2013
Comments to 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee; September 2013
Comments to 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee; June 2013
2012
Congratulatory Letter to President Barack Obama; November 2012
ASN Comments on Healthy People 2020 Objectives; November 2012
ASN Letter to NIH NICHD regarding proposed 2012 reorganization; March 2012
ASN Letter to House leadership re: H.R. 3433 – Grant Act of 2011; January 2012
ASN Letter to OMB re: FY 2013 Funding; January 2012
2011
ASN Comments on USDA REE Mission Area Draft Action Plan; May 2011
Letter commending HHS for developing Health and Sustainability Guidelines; May 2011
Letter to NIH Center for Scientific Review Advisory Council; April 2011
2010
Letter Commenting on NIFA AFRI RFAs for FY2011; June 2010
Letter to Congress re Function 550 funding; March 2010
AFRI Coalition Letter to House Appropriations Cmte; March 2010
Friends of NCHS Letter to Senate Appropriations Cmte; March 2010