Directory of Federal and State Nutrition Monitoring and Related R esearch Activities

[Kuester, Sarah]

Please pardon my cross-posting.

Hello.  Below is an announcement from the National 
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) regarding the 
availability of the publication "Nutrition Monitoring in 
the United States: The Directory of Federal and State 
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Activities." 
The directory can be downloaded from NCHS's website at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/about/otheract/nutrishn/nutrishn.htm. 

Thank you,
Sarah Kuester
Public Health Nutritionist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
sak2 at cdc.gov 

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Source:  http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/releases/98facts/98sheets/nutrit.htm

October 23, 1998

     National Nutrition Monitoring and
          Related Research Program
                      
Latest Nutrition Directory Now Available on
                  the Web

Up-to-date Guide to Federal and State Nutrition
Data and Research Activities. With the release on
the Internet of the 1998 Directory of Federal and State
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Activities,
researchers, reporters, and the public have a
comprehensive and current guide to a wide array of
nutrition information and research, with links directly to
the Federal and State sources included in the Directory. 

Why a Directory?  Dietary factors contribute
substantially to preventable illness and premature death
in the United States.  Poor diet contributes to 5 of the 10
leading causes of death.  Important research is ongoing
at the Federal and State level to monitor the nutritional
status of the population, track trends and patterns in diet,
understand better the relationship of diet to health, and
develop ways to translate knowledge into programs and
policies.  A product of the Interagency Board for Nutrition
Monitoring and Related Research, the Directory is a key
component of the monitoring program in the United
States--a complex system of coordinated activities that
provides data used for Federal policymaking on food
safety, food fortification, food labeling, and dietary
guidance, as well as for tracking progress toward
nutrition and health objectives and setting nutrition
research priorities.

Directory Content.  This Directory lists and describes
the survey, surveillance, and research activities that are
a part of an integrated nutrition monitoring program.  
The 1998 Directory is part of an effort to improve
dissemination of nutrition monitoring activities and
updates and expands upon earlier editions of the
Directory.

The Directory is organized into five major areas:
  nutrition and related health measurements
  food and nutrient consumption
  knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
assessments
  food composition and nutrient data bases
  food supply determinations

New Features of the Directory.  For the first time
ever, the Directory is available as an Internet publication. 
For more information and direct access to the sources,
the Directory has active links to the home pages of the
programs cited in the document.  Just click directly in the 
addresses to link to a site of interest.  The electronic 
Directory will be updated more frequently than past printed 
versions to remain a source of current information.  Also 
new in this year's Directory is a chapter devoted to
nutrition monitoring research, the foundation for nutrition 
monitoring activities. 

How to Access the Directory. Go to the nutrition monitoring 
home page at the following URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/about/otheract/nutrishn/nutrishn.htm.  
For more information on the Directory, please contact the Data 
Dissemination Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, 
at (301) 436-8500.  Although intended as an electronic 
document, a very limited number of printed copies of the 
report will be available and single copies can be ordered by 
writing to NCHS at 6525 Belcrest Road, Room 1064,
Hyattsville MD, 20782-2003.