Given the link between nutrition and health, the AAP is a leading voice in support of strong, science-based nutrition programs to help promote children's lifelong health and combat food insecurity.


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From advocating throughout the Child Nutrition Reauthorization process to protecting nutritional assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, AAP has a crucial role to play in supporting federal child nutrition policies.

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