Better planning in national food and exercise policy is neeed to improve American's health and life expectancy. Regulation of chemicals in the food and general environment is needed, together with improved social planning. (AL)

The first section of this workbook gives data on hunger and malnutrition in the United States, and outlines immediate community and national action needed to meet the emergency and provide against its recurrence. The second section discusses problems of world food supply, spreading technology, the population explosion, and the handling of…

This annual report of the Assembly of Life Sciences (ALS) covers the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1979, and ending June 30, 1980. The report has four major sections: (1) Special Programs of the Executive Office; (2) Division of Biological Sciences; (3) Division of Medical Sciences; and (4) Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards.…

This book deals comprehensively with many of the environmental factors that endanger the attainment and maintenance of health, a condition defined as being a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. The author, taking a qlobal view of community life and culture, environmental factors and economic realities, examines the…

This bibliography contains annotations of materials that could be used by health personnel and their teachers in developing countries. Over 600 entries are presented in French and in English sections. Each section consists of 13 subject headings, an author index, and a title index. The annotations describe the contents, level, and uses of the…