Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Agriculture
Children
Education
Food
Science and Technology
Water
Women
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Education and training of women
Policy advice
Population:
Morbidity and mortality
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Social Development:
Aging
Technical cooperation
Statistics:
Demographic and social surveys
Methodological publications in statistics
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Biotechnology
Consumption and production patterns
Health
Science
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Switzerland
Belgium
Poland
Country Not Available
Argentina
Iceland
Sweden
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Sudan
Israel
Spain
Iraq
Lebanon
United Arab Emirates
Portugal
Burkina Faso
Japan
Ghana
Senegal
Egypt
Uruguay
Ireland
Italy
South Africa
Peru
Uganda
Greece
Croatia
Rwanda
Netherlands
Bahrain
Cyprus
Austria
Chile
Canada
Mexico
Gambia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Botswana
China
Nigeria
Qatar
Oman
Denmark
Ecuador
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Slovenia
United States of America
Jordan
Kuwait
Brazil
France
Germany
Australia
Norway
Türkiye
Kenya
India
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1928 |
| Organizational structure: |
The affairs of the Society are governed by a Board of Directors, which consists of ASN’s elected officers of President, Past President, Vice President, Vice President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Board is also comprised of one representative from each of ASN’s three Scientific Councils (including the Global Nutrition Council), one representative of ASN’s Research Interest Sections, two at-large members, and one ex-officio, non-voting representative of ASN’s Sustaining Partners. ASN’s Board of Directors meets in-person twice a year and holds monthly conference calls. ASN also has 15 Committees that cover areas such as Public Policy and Finance. ASN’s President and Executive Officer are ex-officio members of each Committee. In addition, ASN has approximately 20 staff members providing support structure to ASN. |
| Number and type of members: |
More than 5000 members who are nutrition scientists and researchers working in more than 60 countries throughout academia, clinical practice, government and industry. ASN has individual members in more than 60 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East, South America, and the United States. ASN also has a Global Nutrition Council (GNC) for members with basic and applied human nutrition research interests related to economically-less developed countries and disadvantaged populations and the translation of this research into training, policies and programs. A representative of the GNC sits on ASN’s Board of Directors to reinforce ASN's global scientific mission. ASN publishes the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, whose authors of submitted manuscripts come from 96 of the 192 nations in the UN. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Recognized NGO within Codex Alimentarius; ASN represents the United States in the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Grants from Governments
Fees for education and training services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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| Funding structure other: |
Journals (subscriptions) revenue |
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