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About ORA - Information on the Office of Research and Analysis (ORA).

Presentations - PowerPoint slides from selected ORA presentations on nutrition assistance program research, nutrition education, and related topics.

Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption through the USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs - This report summarizes the actions and initiatives FNS has implemented since 2002 to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among nutrition assistance program participants.

Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) Guiding Principles - The FSNE Guiding Principles (formerly the FSNE Framework) provide the big picture and future direction for FSNE.

WIC Food Cost Reports - Monthly and annual summary reports of the cost of WIC food items

Food Stamp Quality Control Data - Includes data from FYs 1996-2010 

School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study III: Data Collection Package - Data instruments and OMB package for SNDA III study.

National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research - To advance and accelerate progress in addressing childhood obesity in America, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) formed the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR). NCCOR's mission is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and application of childhood obesity research through enhanced coordination and collaboration.

NCCOR is developing tools for obesity researchers. Released in February 2011, the Catalogue of Surveillance Systems provides an online directory of over 75 surveillance systems containing data relevant to obesity research.

Food Security Resources - Find information on how to make food security a reality in all our communities.

Job Opportunities - Find information on vacancy announcements in ORA.

Last modified: 11/30/2011