The SNEB Advisory Committee on Public Policy (ACPP) is a very active committee that focuses their efforts on the established public policy priority issues of the Society. ACPP holds regular telephone conference calls to provide input on a variety of matters relating to SNEB's public policy priorities. ACPP is advisory to the SNEB Board of Directors on public policy issues in which SNEB should participate on some level. 

The purpose of SNEB's ACPP is to: 

  1. Advise and recommend policies to the SNEB Board concerning nutrition education related public policy matters on which SNEB should have a voice 
  2. Develop SNEB's Public Policy Survey, in conjunction with SNEB's Public Policy Consultant. [The survey is sent bi-annually to the entire SNEB membership to determine the society's public policy priority issues.]; 
  3. Develop legislative and regulatory positions based on SNEB's priority issues, with input from all relevant Divisions and members to reflect the diversity of the organization; 
  4. Develop work plan for SNEB's priority issues; 
  5. Draft written communications such as outlines, timelines, position papers, testimony, policy statements, letters, and backgrounders that support SNEB's priority issues; 
  6. Bring forth opportunities such as endorsing coalition letters, testifying before Congress and agencies concerning SNEB priority issues; and, 
  7. Cooperate with representatives of other nutrition education associations on issues of mutual interest. 

 

Positions 

Position papers provide a comprehensive discussion of SNEB's policy on one or more topics. Containing extensive background information and analysis, the position paper provides an understanding of the issues and the reason behind the positions(s) set forth by the organization. Learn more about the position paper process. 

Call for Position Paper Topics 

As part of SNEB's strategic plan, our extensive engagement in national issues and the growth of the Journal, we are continuing to solicit topics for position papers. Position papers provide a comprehensive discussion of SNEB's policy on one or more topics. Containing extensive background information and analysis, position papers provide a more complete understanding of the issues and rationale for the position(s) set forth by the organization. 

If you have topic ideas or questions, contact SNEB's Journal Committee Chair, Rickelle Richards (rickelle_richards@byu.edu), and JNEB's Editor-in-Chief, Lauren Haldeman, PhD (editor@jneb.org) 

Resolutions 

Since the early days of SNEB, there has been support among the membership for the Society to take an active role in educating members about nutrition policy. The membership has supported establishing and maintaining an active public policy program. The resolutions process is one of the mechanisms for members, or groups of members, to bring forth policy positions for discussion and vote by the membership. Resolutions provide a route for members to propose that SNEB adopt a position, take an action, or endorse a policy or principles in a formal manner. Learn more about the resolutions process. The process has been revised to inspire members to propose new resolutions. Click to see a summary of the changes.