ONR Strategic Plan
The Office of Nutrition Research (ONR) strategic plan outlines a vision with nutrition as central to whole person health from the first to last days of life, as well as across generations. Addressing diet-related chronic diseases in children and adults requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. Within NIH, ONR is taking the lead by identifying emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges, and scientific gaps in the field of nutrition. Given the foundational role of nutrition in biology and health, everyone at NIH has a stake in advancing nutrition research.
The ONR strategic plan is synergistic to and complements the 2020-2030 Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research. This first NIH-wide strategic plan for nutrition research emphasizes cross-cutting, innovative opportunities to advance nutrition research across a wide range of areas, from basic science to experimental design to research training. The plan is organized around a unifying vision of precision nutrition research and includes four strategic goals and five cross-cutting research areas. These opportunities complement and enhance ongoing research efforts across NIH to improve health and to prevent or combat diseases and conditions affected by nutrition.