,,iii #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ghh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,septemb] #ba1 #bjbb,mr4 ,murphy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,,resolution ,designat+ ! week ( ,septemb] #ai ?r\gh ,septemb] #bc1 #bjbb1 z ,malnutrition ,aw>5ess ,week4 ,:]eas malnutrition is ! condition t occurs :5 an individual does n get en\gh prote91 calories1 or nutri5ts2 ,:]eas malnutrition is a significant problem 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd ! _w1 cross+ all age1 racial1 class1 g5d]1 & geographic l9es2 ,:]eas malnutrition c be driv5 by social det]m9ants ( heal?1 includ+ pov]ty or economic in/ability1 access to af=dable heal?c>e1 & l[ heal? lit]acy2 ,:]eas !re are inextricable & cyclical l9ks betwe5 pov]ty & malnutrition2 ,:]eas communities ( color1 across all age gr\ps1 are disproportionately likely to exp]i5ce bo? food insecurity & malnutrition2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture def9es food insecurity z :5 an individual or h\sehold does n h regul>1 reliable access to ! foods ne$$ = good heal?2 ,:]eas ,black *ildr5 are almo/ #c times m likely to live 9 a food-insecure h\sehold ?an ,:ite *ildr52 ,:]eas infants1 old] adults1 individuals ) *ronic diseases1 & o!r vuln]able populations are p>ticul>ly at risk = malnutrition2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,academy ( ,p$iatrics has f\nd t failure to provide key nutri5ts dur+ e>ly *ildhood may result 9 lifelong deficits 9 bra9 function2 ,:]eas disease-associat$ malnutrition affects betwe5 #cj & #ej p]c5t ( pati5ts admitt$ to hospitals1 & ! m$ical co/s ( hospitaliz$ pati5ts ) malnutrition c be #cjj p]c5t m ?an ! m$ical co/s ( prop]ly n\ri%$ pati5ts2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,national ,bluepr9t3 ,a*iev+ ,quality ,malnutrition ,c>e = ,old] ,adults1 #bjbj ,update1 z _m z #a_/b ( old] adults liv+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are maln\ri%$ or at risk = malnutrition2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to rec5t ,ag+ ,network surveys1 #gf p]c5t ( old] adults receiv+ meals at s5ior c5t]s & o!r congregate facilities report improv$ heal? outcomes1 & #hd p]c5t ( old] adults receiv+ home-deliv]$ meals indicate ! same2 ,:]eas disease-associat$ malnutrition 9 old] adults alone co/s ! ,unit$ ,/ates m ?an #ea1cjj1jjj1jjj ea* ye>2 & ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,society = ,p>5t]al & ,ent]al ,nutrition e/abli%$ ,malnutrition ,aw>5ess ,week to raise aw>5ess ab\t1 & promote ! prev5tion (1 malnutrition across ! lifespan3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ! week ( ,septemb] #ai ?r\gh ,septemb] #bc1 #bjbb1 z ,malnutrition ,aw>5ess ,week2 7#b7 recognizes regi/]$ dietitian nutritioni/s & o!r nutrition pr(essionals1 heal? c>e provid]s1 s*ool foods]vice work]s1 social work]s1 advocates1 c>egiv]s1 & o!r pr(essionals & ag5cies = _! ef=ts to advance aw>5ess ab\t1 treatm5ts =1 & ! prev5tion ( malnutrition2 7#c7 recognizes ! importance ( exi/+ ,f$]al nutrition programs1 su* z ! nutrition programs "u title ,,iii ( ! ,old] ,am]icans ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba et seq47 & ,f$]al *ild nutrition programs1 = _! role 9 combat+ malnutrition2 7#d7 supports increas$ fund+ = ! critical programs describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72 7#e7 recognizes-- 7,a7 ! importance ( m$ical nutrition !rapy "u ! ,m$ic>e program "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq472 & 7,b7 ! ne$ = vuln]able populations to h access to nutrition c\nsel+2 7#f7 recognizes ! importance ( ! innovative rese>* conduct$ by ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? on-- 7,a7 nutrition1 diet>y patt]ns1 & ! human ga/ro9te/9al microbiome2 & 7,b7 h[ ^? factors influ5ce ! prev5tion or developm5t ( *ronic disease ?r\gh\t ! lifespan2 7#g7 supports access to malnutrition scre5+ & assessm5t = all pati5ts2 7#h7 enc\rages ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,s]vices to evaluate ! implem5tation ( newly-approv$ malnutrition electronic cl9ical quality measures2 & 7#i7 ackn[l$ges-- 7,a7 ! importance ( access to heal?y food = *ildr51 especially 9 *ild c>e sett+s & s*ools2 & 7,b7 ! b5efits ( evid5ce-bas$ nutrition /&>ds4