Samuels B, Ahsan N, Garcia J. Know Your Community: A Step-by Step Guide to Community Needs and Resources Assessment. Family Resource Coalition, Chicago, Il 1995. 

Community Nutrition Assessment 

Frankel RT, Owen AL. Nutrition in the Community: The Art of Delivering Services. (3^rd Ed.) 1993. St. Louis, MO. Mosby- Year Book, Inc. 

Probert KL (Ed). Moving to the Future: Developing Community Based Nutrition Services. 1996. Washington, DC. Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors. 

Wolfe WS, Brenner B, Ferris-Morris M. Monitoring the Nutrition of Your Community: A "How-To" Manual. 1992. Ithaca, NY: Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University. 

Hunger and Food Insecurity 

Governor's Task force on Hunger. Hunger in Washington State. 1988. 

Governor's Task Force on Hunger: Hunger in Washington State: 5 Years Later. 1993. 

Nutrition Data 

FASEB. Prepared for the Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research. Third Report on Nutrition Monitoring in the United States: Executive Summary. 1995. Washington DC. US Government Printing Office 

Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research. Wright, J. (Ed). Nutrition Monitoring in the United States: The Directory of Federal and State Nutrition Monitoring Activities. 1992. Hyattsville, MD. Public Health Service. 

Public Health 

Institute of Medicine. The Future of Public Health. National Academy Press. Washington, DC. 1998. 

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Assessing Roles, Responsibilities, and Activities in a Managed Care Environment: A Workbook for Local Health Officials. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1996. 

Role of Nutrition in Health Outcomes 

Bendich A, Deckelbaum R.J. (Eds). Preventive Nutrition: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals. 1997. Humana Press, Inc. Totowa, NJ. 

Bonner F. (Ed). Nutrition Policy in Public Health. 1997. New York. Springer Publishing Co., Inc. 

US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. Unrealized Prevention Opportunities: Reducing the Health and Economic Burden of Chronic Disease. 1997. Atlanta, GA. Centers for Disease Control. 

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