[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 249 (Thursday, December 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67117-67118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31352]
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Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 249 / Thursday, December 28, 1995 /
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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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