Using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) Framework to Advance the Science and

Bailey Houghtaling1, Sarah Misyak2, Elena Serrano2

  • 1Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, Omaha, NE; Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Louisiana State University (LSU) & LSU Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA.

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