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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1985
This is a transcript of a hearing held to examine the extent and causes of hunger in the United States. Witnesses presenting testimony included a Boston pediatrician, two representatives from the Physician Task Force on Hunger in America, the Chairman of the House Select Committee on Hunger, and a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Eligibility, Hearings, Hunger
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. – 1986
A subcommittee report introduces the subject of these joint hearings--the problem of infant mortality in the United States; addresses the need for the legislation; summarizes the proposed legislation; and lists endorsing organizations. The hearings examine both the scope of the problem and S. 1209, legislation to create a national commission to…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Federal Legislation, Hearings, High Risk Persons
Narins, Dorice M.; Hill, Virginia R. – 1982
Because of the importance of nutrition during teenage pregnancies, the Illinois State Council on Nutrition held public hearings in Chicago and in Carbondale, areas having a high incidence of infant mortality. Several issues were identified: (1) effects on nutrition of low income, poor nutrition habits, and lack of understanding of the increased…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Congenital Impairments, Eating Habits
National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality, Washington, DC. – 1988
A child born in Japan, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Singapore, or any of 12 other industrialized nations has a better chance of surviving his or her first year than does a child born in the United States. This is because too many babies are born too small, too many are born too soon, and too many mothers never get decent care…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Birth Weight, Community Programs, Employed Parents
