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An Analysis of Nutrient Intake for Selected Families in Florida's Expanded Nutrition Program*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

J. Michael Gorham  and
Anthony A. Prato
J. Michael Gorham
Affiliation:
University of Florida
Anthony A. Prato
Affiliation:
Colorado State University
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Since spring 1967 when the late Sen. Robert Kennedy and former Sen. Joseph Clark ‘officially” discovered hunger in less-visited areas of the South, hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles, several books, a television documentary and numerous committees conferences, and agencies have focused on the incidence and consequences of inadequate nutrition in America. Several private and public programs have been created to help alleviate food and nutrition problems of the poor. Among the nutrition education programs, the expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (ENP) is perhaps the most notable. The major aim of ENP is to improve the diets of low-income families by offering homemakers free instruction in food budgeting and shopping, choice and preparation of nutritious meals and in other topics. Instruction is given by aides who personally visit the homes of participating lamilies to discuss these topics with the homemaker.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , December 1974 , pp. 87 - 93
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1974

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This paper is based on the results of J. Michael Gorham's M. S. thesis [2].

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