NIH Invites Input and Recommendations on Health and Nutrition Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a request for information (RFI) seeking comments on Food is Medicine research programs, citing the recent White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health as one of the drivers of a government-wide approach to improve nutrition security and health outcomes. Other agencies involved in Food is Medicine initiatives, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are also receiving input from this RFI to inform their own research and healthcare programs.
The RFI is soliciting input specifically pertaining to research, including on research barriers and gaps, necessary technologies and models, and barriers to implementation; provision of services and activities, including staff and resource needs, addressing nutrition disparities, and leveraging food and nutrition assistance programs; community outreach and engagement, including how to effectively collaborate with community-based organizations, integrate cultural foods in assistance programs, and support local agriculture; education and training, including training needed for healthcare providers, community health workers, Cooperative Extension professionals, and other program staff; and coverage for services, including innovative financing models and reimbursement methods to scale Food is Medicine programs.
Responses must be submitted to https://rfi.grants.nih.gov/?s=6418bcd5d23bfe80540f6582 by June 30, 2023. Please let us know if you have any questions.