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Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD (she/her/hers)

Nutrition Advisor
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, Maryland, United States

Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD

Ms. de Jesus is a Nutrition Advisor in the HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. She is the HHS lead of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 and participates in other crosscutting nutrition activities across the federal government.

Previously, she was a Public Health Advisor at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for 18 years. At NHLBI, she supported the development of clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors in adults and pediatrics. She participated in the development of community programs to improve heart health in high-risk communities and nutrition education materials for cardiovascular health. Her community development portfolio includes materials for health care providers; consumer materials on cardiovascular risk reduction; and community health worker curriculum for multicultural communities. She completed her Master’s in nutrition at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

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