USDA Human Nutrition Coordinating Committee

Learn about USDA coordination of nutrition research

Discover how the Human Nutrition Coordinating Committee (HNCC) fosters collaboration across USDA agencies to strengthen federal nutrition research. Explore its mission to address diet quality, food systems, disease prevention, and global nutrition. Access committee objectives, engagement, and membership across USDA and HHS agencies.

About the HNCC

Overview

The USDA Human Nutrition Coordinating Committee (HNCC) plays a pivotal role in fostering collaboration among all USDA agencies with research assets in nutrition, nutrition assistance, food access, food safety, and education. The Committee promotes a coordinated approach to various areas of nutrition research, including nutrition surveillance, domestic public health nutrition, diet quality, disease prevention, food systems, global nutrition, nutrition technology, and food science. The HNCC works to ensure that reliable nutrition information is available to all audiences, encourages nutrition research that supports the latest USDA Science and Research Strategy, and regularly convenes members to maintain communications about federal nutrition research.

Objectives

Collaboration: Support the Chief Scientist and USDA leadership in fostering inter-agency cooperation for new and relevant scientific developments that impact nutrition or food safety research.
Engagement: Conduct quarterly professional meetings with HNCC members to exchange information about current nutrition research activities.
Expertise: Provide specialized knowledge in areas of nutrition or food safety research to the Chief Scientist upon request.
Steering: Maintain a Steering Committee for Nutrition.gov to ensure that tools and resources are available to the public to effectively convey nutrition information.

HNCC Membership

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