Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T469 |
0-5 |
Sentence |
denotes |
ICHNR |
T470 |
6-151 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In 1977, Congress recognized the need and called for improved coordination of human nutrition research (Public Law 95–113) (Supplemental Text 1). |
T471 |
152-349 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Congress further requested its Office of Technology Assessment to review existing federal human nutrition research, with findings published in the 1978 report Nutrition Research Alternatives (106). |
T472 |
350-485 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This report found that federal nutrition research programs had failed to deal with the changing health problems of the American people. |
T473 |
486-713 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In response, Congress chartered the Joint Subcommittee on Human Nutrition Research (JSHNR), under the aegis of OSTP, who, in a 1980 report, recommended an improved planning system to coordinate federal nutrition research (161). |
T474 |
714-1021 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In 1982, the GAO was also asked to review federal nutrition research and concluded that the government had no overall federal nutrition plan with specific goals or unified and coordinated strategies, while acknowledging the ongoing work of USDA, HHS, and OSTP to develop a coordinated planning system (162). |
T475 |
1022-1117 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In 1983, JSHNR completed its review and recommendations, leading to the formation of the ICHNR. |
T476 |
1118-1548 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The aim of ICHNR was to fill the identified gaps of insufficient planning and coordination and achieve “the pursuit of new knowledge to improve the understanding of nutrition as it relates to human health and disease … in 5 major areas: biomedical and behavioral sciences, food sciences, nutrition monitoring and surveillance, nutrition education, and impact on nutrition of intervention programs and socioeconomic factors” (161). |
T477 |
1549-1776 |
Sentence |
denotes |
ICHNR co-chairs are the HHS Assistant Secretary for Health and USDA Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics (who is also USDA Chief Scientist)—positions filled by Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation. |
T478 |
1777-1865 |
Sentence |
denotes |
ICHNR includes representatives from multiple federal departments and agencies (Table 1). |
T479 |
1866-1956 |
Sentence |
denotes |
After some early collaborative successes, ICHNR had a ≥10-y hiatus (Supplemental Table 5). |
T480 |
1957-2062 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Reassembled in 2013, ICHNR recognized the need for a new effort to coordinate federal nutrition research. |
T481 |
2063-2152 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This resulted in a new strategic plan, the National Nutrition Research Roadmap 2016–2021: |
T482 |
2153-2217 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Advancing Nutrition Research to Improve and Sustain Health (11). |
T483 |
2218-2260 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The Roadmap was framed around 3 questions: |
T484 |
2261-2347 |
Sentence |
denotes |
How can we better understand and define eating patterns to improve and sustain health? |
T485 |
2348-2411 |
Sentence |
denotes |
What can be done to help people choose healthy eating patterns? |
T486 |
2412-2518 |
Sentence |
denotes |
How can we develop and engage innovative methods and systems to accelerate discoveries in human nutrition? |
T487 |
2519-2963 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Across these 3 questions, 11 topical areas were identified based on population impact, feasibility given current technological capacities, and emerging scientific opportunities (Supplemental Figure 1) within which 120 short- and long-term research and resource initiatives were defined. Each of the participating ICHNR departments or agencies also briefly described their own interests in the Roadmap's 11 topical areas (Supplemental Figure 2). |
T488 |
2964-3166 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The Roadmap also identified gaps in the US nutrition research workforce and put forth recommendations for developing a diverse, interdisciplinary workforce able to advance nutritional sciences research. |
T489 |
3167-3330 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Notably, the Roadmap did not include any data, findings, or recommendations on current or new nutrition research investment levels, leadership, or structures (11). |
T490 |
3331-3581 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Thus, the Roadmap lacked any prioritization between the 120 identified initiatives, due to variable and nonharmonized funding criteria, priorities, and capacities across federal, nonprofit, and private-sector research agencies in the US and globally. |
T491 |
3582-3720 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This may be why a 2017 analysis found only early signs of implementation of the Roadmap among ICHNR member departments and agencies (163). |
T492 |
3721-3920 |
Sentence |
denotes |
ICHNR recognized that further engagement with the extramural scientific community and leveraging existing or new public–private partnerships would be important to achieving the Roadmap's goals (163). |
T493 |
3921-4084 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Currently, ICHNR has a narrower focus, meeting about twice per year to discuss the DGAs, DRIs, and a potential new federal database of nutrition research projects. |
T494 |
4085-4185 |
Sentence |
denotes |
There are few other indicators of current use or monitoring of the Roadmap's aims or progress (164). |
T495 |
4186-4395 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Although ICHNR is the current major entity charged with improving coordination among federal departments and agencies engaged in nutrition research (164), several structural challenges have limited its impact. |
T496 |
4396-4682 |
Sentence |
denotes |
These include lack of any strong or consistent connection to the White House, no specific budget appropriations, no mechanism for reporting to Congress, and absence of any well-supported infrastructure for external advisory input on cross-governmental strategies for nutrition research. |