The long-awaited White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health convenes Wednesday.
The goal of the conference is to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030.
The White House Tuesday released its national strategy with actions the federal government will take to drive hunger solutions.
Pillars of the strategy include improving food access and affordability, integrating nutrition and health, empowering consumers to make healthy choices, supporting physical activity and enhancing nutrition and food security research.
President Joe Biden says, “This important conference and the commitment to a national strategy on ending hunger and healthier eating will build on the research and knowledge we now have to make America truly a stronger, healthier nation.”
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack added, “The Strategy lays out big goals, and we need everyone - local, state, and tribal governments, Congress, private companies, nonprofit organizations, and everyday citizens - to work together to achieve them.”