** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** OUR GOAL IS TO USE SYSTEMS DYNAMICS RESEARCH METHODS IN AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO DEVELOP A CHL FOOD SYSTEMS MODEL AND SIMULATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND TEST DRIVERS OF RESILIENCY IN FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS FOR DECREASING FOOD WASTAGE AND INCREASING FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, HEALTHFUL DIETARY PATTERNS, AND HEALTHY BODY SIZE AMONG CHILDREN, IN ORDER TO PREVENT CHRONIC DISEASE IN HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US AFFILIATED PACIFIC INSULAR AREA (ALASKA, HAWAII, GUAM, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AM. SAMOA) WHICH WILL BE USED TO GUIDE EDUCATION AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS. OBJECTIVES ARE TO 1. DEVELOP AND TEST A SYSTEM DYNAMICS STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN TRANSDISCIPLINARY MULTILEVEL FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY RESILIENCY MODEL. 2. PROVIDE GRADUATE TRAINING TO FUTURE LEADERS FROM THE US AFFILIATED PACIFIC REGION IN FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY MODEL DEVELOPMENT. 3. INCORPORATE MODEL KEY RESULTS AND TOOLS INTO EXTENSION AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WITH ONLINE ACCESS TO SIMULATION TOOLS ON THE CHL WEBSITE TO GUIDE MULTILEVEL SYSTEMS CHANGE.