[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 249 (Thursday, December 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67117-67118]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination


U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition; Availability for Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
Services, USDA; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, HHS; 
Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination, AID.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and 
Human Service, and the Agency for International Development announce 
the availability of the draft U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition, in 
response to the 1992 International Conference on Nutrition (based on 
the principles and strategies in the World Declaration and Plan of 
Action for Nutrition) and invite written comments on the draft plan.

DATES: To be assured of consideration, written comments on the draft 
U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition should be postmarked no later than 
January 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES:

    (1) Written comments on the draft U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition 
should be sent to Jay Hirschman, Center for Nutrition Policy and 
Promotion, USDA, 1120 20th Street, N.W., North Lobby, Suite 200, 
Washington, D.C. 20036, or faxed to 202/208-2321.
    (2) Single copies of the draft plan may be obtained by writing Jay 
Hirschman at the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA, 1120 
20th Street, N.W., North Lobby, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20036, 
calling 202/418-2312, or faxing 202/208-2321.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information regarding 
the International Conference on Nutrition and U.S. Plan of Action for 
Nutrition contact:

Jay Hirschman, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA), 1120 
20th Street, N.W., North Lobby, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20036 or 
phone 202/418-2312;
Jill Randell, Food and Consumer Service (USDA), Room 206, 3101 Park 
Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302 or phone 703/305-1112;
Neil Gallagher, Office of International Cooperation and Development, 
Department of Agriculture, Room 3005 South Building, 14th and 
Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250, 202/690-1817;
Linda Meyers, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
Room 738-G, Washington, D.C. 20201, 202/205-8660; or
Eunyong Chung, Office of Health and Nutrition, AID, SA 18, Suite 1200, 
Washington, D.C. 20523, 703/875-4074
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

    The International Conference on Nutrition (ICN) was held in Rome, 
Italy, in December 1992. It was jointly sponsored by the Food and 
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The World 
Health Organization (WHO). A World Declaration and Plan of Action for 
Nutrition were presented at the Conference. Their contents were 
discussed, revised, and unanimously approved by delegates from 159 
countries and the European Economic Community. Nongovernmental 
organizations and private business groups also participated in the 
discussions. The nine subject areas identified in the approved Plan of 
Action were: (1) Incorporating nutritional objectives into development 
policies and programs; (2) Improving household food security; (3) 
Protecting consumers through improved food quality and safety; (4) 
Preventing and managing infectious disease; (5) Promoting 
breastfeeding; (6) Caring for the socio-economically deprived and 
nutritionally vulnerable; (7) Preventing and controlling specific 
micronutrient deficiencies; (8) Promoting appropriate diets and healthy 
lifestyles; and (9) Assessing, analyzing, and monitoring nutritional 
situations.

The U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition

    As a follow up activity, all governments were asked to prepare or 
improve national plans of action based on the principles and strategies 
in the World Declaration and Plan of Action for Nutrition. To this end, 
in August 1993, the USDA, HHS, and AID, organized a public meeting to 
solicit input for the U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition. The meeting 
was organized around the nine subject areas in the ICN Plan of Action, 
and both domestic and international subcategories within the nine areas 
were addressed. Subsequent to the meeting, drafting of the U.S. Plan of 
Action ensued.
    The draft U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition incorporates 
information provided by the Departments and the public. It adapts the 
theme areas presented in the World Declaration and Plan of Action to 
the United States context and is organized into the following subjects: 
(1) Eating for Health; (2) Nutrition Security for All; (3) Safe Food 
and Water from Source to Table; (4) Promoting Breastfeeding; (5) 
Nutrition-Sensitive Food Production and Economic Policy; (6) Human 
Nutrition Research; (7) Nutrition Monitoring. In view of the United 
States' prominent, leadership role in nutrition programs worldwide, the 
U.S. Plan of Action includes an International Section. It outlines the 
priorities for U.S. Government support to developing countries in each 
of the World Plan of Action's nine theme areas.
    Public and Agency comments will be considered in preparing the 
final U.S. Plan of Action for Nutrition for submission to FAO/WHO.

 
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    Dated: December 20, 1995.
Ellen Haas,
Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Department 
of Agriculture.

    Dated: December 7, 1995.
James A. Harrell,
Deputy Director for the Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion, Department of Health and Human Services.

    Dated: December 14, 1995.
Nils Daulaire,
Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Policy and Program 
Coordination, Agency for International Development.
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