Poor children can never benefit from education as much as they should because they lack good nutrition, sleep and clean dwellings which enable one to realize one's full potential. (Author/AF)

This report describes the views of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee on factors involved in bridging the gap between theory and practice in supplying primary nutrition health care. Following an introduction, the magnitude of the global malnutrition problem is outlined, and the responsibilities of workers in health and nutrition…

This document contains teacher's materials for a six-unit secondary education vocational home economics course on personal and family health. The units cover: (1) personal health and wellness (including the decisions and other factors that influence health, principles of personal health, and stress management); (2) family health (including coping…