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088054 1 (1981-06-24)

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           UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

                                         FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                         EXPECTED AT 9:00 A.M. EDT
                                           --THUSDAY, YPI 1i+, 19ei-
                                                     2 4 JUN 1j
                         STATEMENT OF
          BRIAN CROWLEY, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
          COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                          BEFORE THE
      SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY
          HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                              AND
           SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS,
              RESEARCH AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE
              HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
                              ON
   A NATIONAL NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING SYSTEM


MESSRS. CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES:

     WE ARE HERE TODAY AT YOUR REQUEST TO DISCUSS PRIOR GAO REPORTS

RELATING TO NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING AND OUR ON-GOING

WORK ON NUTRITION RESEARCH PLANNING AND COORDINATION. I WILL DISCUSS

NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING FIRST.

     NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING IS A SYSTEM OF OBTAIN-

ING INFORMATION ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE POPULATION AND

ITS SUBGROUPS. HOW EXTENSIVE ARE NUTRITIONAL IMBALANCES? WHAT

ARE THEY?  WHY DO THEY EXIST? WHO IS AFFLICTED AND WHERE ARE THEY

LOCATED?  WITHOUT SUCH INFORMATION THERE IS LITTLE BASIS FOR PLANNED

DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NUTRITION POLICIES

AND PROGRAMS. THERE IS LITTLE ASSURANCE THAT CURRENT FOOD ASSIST-

ANCE PROGRAMS COSTING ABOUT $14 BILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 1980 ARE

WORKING EFFECTIVELY AND ECONOMICALLY AND ARE CONTINUING TO ADDRESS

THE TARGET GROUPS.



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