Food and Nutrition

Children’s Access to Healthy Food Suffers When Child Care Programs Close Their Doors

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 19, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives

The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >>     Child care is a critical part of the fabric of our society—it supports children’s healthy development and supports their parents and caregivers by enabling...

What Happens After Disease X: Using One Health to Prevent the Next Pandemic

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 9, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >>     On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This is the first time the world has seen a...

What is the Value of Social Determinants of Health in Dental Education?

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Introduction Training the future dental workforce in understanding the impacts of the social determinants of health (SDOH) can begin to prepare oral health specialists to identify and address health disparities and to promote overall health equity. Oral health...

The Current Understanding of Gestational Weight Gain Among Women with Obesity and the Need for Future Research

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 6, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    ABSTRACT | Obesity affects many women of reproductive age in the United States. In 2009, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council published the report Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines, which recommends...

Partnering to Tackle the Obesity Epidemic: How Employers are Rethinking Obesity to Better Address Care, Treatment, and Engagement with Their Employees

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 10, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Obesity, overweight, and associated chronic diseases continue to be major threats to the health of individuals and the greater population. There is now more evidence than ever that connects obesity and related diseases with downstream effects such as reduced...