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1969 Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health


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PDF 1: Introduction
(Size: 1.21 MB)

PDF 2: Section 1
(Size: 1.37 MB)

PDF 3: Section 2
(Size: 6.57 MB)

PDF 4: Section 3
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PDF 5: Section 4
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PDF 6: Section 5
(Size: 6.77 MB)

PDF 7: Section 6
(Size: 5.08 MB)

PDF 8: Index
(Size: 513 KB)

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1969 Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health
Full Report

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Contents of PDFs

Contents of PDF 1: Introduction

  • Table of Contents
  • Message to the President to the Congress, May 6, 1969
  • Statement of the President on the appointment of Dr. Jean Mayer as Special Consultant to the President, June 11, 1969
  • Remarks of the President at the opening plenary session of the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health, December 2, 1969
  • Letter of transmittal in Report to the President from Dr. Jean Mayer, December 24, 1969

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Contents of PDF 2: Section 1

Panel Reports:

  • Section 1: Surveillance and Evaluation of the State of Nutrition of the American People
    • Panel I-3: Federal and State Administrative Structure of Monitoring Organizations
    • Panel I-1: A Continuing Monitoring System of Dietary and Nutritional Evaluation
    • Panel I-2: Standards of Dietary and Nutritional Evaluation

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Contents of PDF 3: Section 2

  • Section 2: Establishing Guidelines for the Nutrition of Vulnerable Groups (with Special Reference to the Poor)
    • Panel II-1: Pregnant and Nursing Women and Young Infants
    • Panel II-2: Children and Adolescents
    • Panel II-3: Adults in an Affluent Society: The Degenerative Diseases of Middle Age
    • Panel II-4: The Aging
    • Panel II-5: The Sick
    • Panel II-6: Groups for Whom the Federal Government has Special Responsibility
      • Subpanel of II-6: Pacific Group
      • Subpanel of II-6: Caribbean Group
      • Subpanel of II-6: American Indians and Alaska Natives
      • Subpanel of II-6: Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers
      • Subpanel of II-6: District of Columbia
      • Subpanel of II-6: The Military

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Contents of PDF 4: Section 3

  • Section 3: The Provision of Food as It Affects the Consumer: Guidelines for Federal Action
    • Panel III-1: Traditional Foods
    • Panel III-2: New Foods
    • Panel III-3: Food Safety
    • Panel III-4: Food Quality

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Contents of PDF 5: Section 4

  • Section 4: Nutrition Teaching and Nutrition Education
    • Panel IV-1: Nutrition Teaching in Elementary and High Schools
    • Panel IV-2: Advanced Academic Teaching of Nutrition
    • Panel IV-3: Community Nutrition Teaching
    • Panel IV-4: Popular Education and How To Reach Disadvantaged Groups
      • Subpanel of IV-4: Deception and Misinformation

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Contents of PDF 6: Section 5

  • Section 5: Food Delivery and Distribution as a System
    • Panel V-1: Problems of Budgeting, Marketing, and Food Pricing
    • Panel V-2: The Family as a Delivery System
    • Panel V-3: Systems of Delivery of Food and of Money for Food
    • Panel V-4: Large Scale Meal Delivery Systems

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Contents of PDF 7: Section 6

  • Section 6: Voluntary Action To Help the Poor
    A. What Can Be Done by Farmers and the Food Industry?
    • Panel VI A-1: Agricultural Production
    • Panel VI A-2: Food Manufacturing and Processing
    • Panel VI A-3: Food Distribution and Retailing
    • Panel VI A-4: Food Packaging and Labeling
    • Panel VI A-5: Promotion and Advertising
Task Force Action Statement

Task Force Reports:

  • Section 6: Voluntary Action
    B. What Can Be Done by Community Action Groups?
    • Task Force VI B-1: Voluntary Action Through Community Action
    • Task Force VI B-2: Voluntary Action by Women
    • Task Force VI B-3: Voluntary Action by Students and Faculty in Colleges and Universities
    • Task Force VI B-4: Voluntary Action by Religious Organizations
    • Task Force VI B-5: Voluntary Action by Consumers
  • Section 6: Voluntary Action
    C. What Can Be Done by Leaders in Health and Agriculture and State and Local Governments
    • Task Force VI C-1: Voluntary Action by Health Organizations
    • Task Force VI C-2: Voluntary Action by Agricultural Organizations
    • Task Force VI C-3: Voluntary Action by State and Local Government Leadership

Contents of PDF 8: Index

Index

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