Informing the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Generating actionable recommendations for the country’s next food and nutrition moonshot
A diverse, non-partisan group of stakeholders working to inform the goals of the White House Conference.
A coalition of organizations guiding and advising the Task Force’s work.
Engaging experts, activists, and communities to craft policy recommendations for the White House Conference.
An incredible opportunity to re‐imagine the nation’s food system to end hunger, improve nutrition, and reduce diet-related chronic diseases.
The History of the White House Conference
In early December 1969, President Richard M. Nixon convened the first and (at the time) only White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health to “put an end to hunger in America for all time” and improve the nutritional well-being of all Americans at a time when malnutrition was of urgent national concern. The agenda of the Conference was to draft recommendations that could be implemented by a bipartisan coalition into national nutrition policy.
News and Updates
Joint Statements of Hunger Groups Regarding Priorities for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
U.S. House Passes Critical Bipartisan Resolution to Bolster Nutrition Education for Medical Professionals
Co-chairs of Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Applaud Important Advancement.
White House Announces Historic Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced that it will hold a historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health this September. This Conference comes at a crucial time: we face new challenges in our food system, harming Americans and costing the country hundreds of billions of dollars in preventable health care spending every year.
