PART VII. 
NUTRITION

 

§321-81  Nutrition.  The department of
health shall be empowered to:

(1)  Conduct staff education in nutrition for the
personnel of the department;

(2)  Cooperate in training staffs of schools, welfare
agencies, and other persons who deal with problems involving food and
nutrition;

(3)  Cooperate in the solution of nutrition problems
of other agencies, such as schools, boarding homes, and institutions;

(4)  Stimulate interest in good nutrition and improved
food practices in the State through talks, literature, radio, newspapers,
movies, and exhibits;

(5)  Evaluate, prepare, and distribute nutrition
education materials;

(6)  Give direct service on personal nutrition
problems to members of the public through individual consultation, group
conferences, and correspondence;

(7)  Assist organizations in coordinating and planning
nutrition education programs;

(8)  Conduct research in food habits and nutritional
status;

(9)  Conduct such other activities in the field of
nutrition as the director of health may direct. [L 1951, c 34, §1; RL 1955,
§46-71; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §321-81]