Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2019/09/usdas-nutrition-education-programs/
I was astounded to learn that the USDA spends more than $900 million a year on nutrition education since I can hardly recall seeing any of it.
But now we have a Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis of USDA’s expenditures on nutrition education.
The GAO says that USDA does not:
- Coordinate its nutrition education efforts
- Use the expertise of USDA nutritionists
- Make nutrition education a priority
- Have leadership with responsibility for nutrition education
- Share information across sub-agencies and avoid duplicating efforts
- Assign nutrition education experts to appropriate sub-agencies
No big surprise here—I’ve been hearing such complaints since I worked for the government…
Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2019/09/usdas-nutrition-education-programs/
I was astounded to learn that the USDA spends more than $900 million a year on nutrition education since I can hardly recall seeing any of it.
But now we have a Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis of USDA’s expenditures on nutrition education.
The GAO says that USDA does not:
- Coordinate its nutrition education efforts
- Use the expertise of USDA nutritionists
- Make nutrition education a priority
- Have leadership with responsibility for nutrition education
- Share information across sub-agencies and avoid duplicating efforts
- Assign nutrition education experts to appropriate sub-agencies
No big surprise here—I’ve been hearing such complaints since I worked for the government…
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