Nutrition plays a part in healthy Pacific island people. Here are some
resources that can help people be healthier. ADAP has a number of
publications on nutritious Pacific foods here.
Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The Foods and Nutrition program of FAO features conferences, publications
and education efforts.
Global Network on Food Security
This United Nations Association of Canada project looks to bring together
efforts of many nations on the global issue of food security.
Secretariat of the Pacific
Community's (SPC) Nutrition and Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control
SPC is a leader in nutrition education in the Pacific.
US Department of Agriculture and Other US Agencies
 | Cooperative
State, Research, Education, and Extension Service Links Page
Good place to start your search for nutrition information within and beyond
the US government. |
| Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion
Updated food pyramid and other nutrition education information. |
| Child Nutrition Programs
School lunches, after school snacks, child nutrition and a whole host of
other programs and informational opportunties |
| Community
Food Security
Gleaning programs, where wholesome food from restaurants, produce
wholesalers and the like, are made available to those who need good food. |
| Expanded Food and
Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
"To assist limited resource audiences in acquiring the knowledge,
skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary for nutritionally sound
diets, and to contribute to their personal development and the improvement
of the total family diet and nutritional well-being." |
| Food Assistance and
Nutrition Research
"Addresses the research needs of the Nation's food assistance and
nutrition programs." |
| Food Distribution Program
To strengthen the nutrition safety net through
commodity distribution and other nutrition assistance to low-income
families, emergency feeding programs, Indian Reservations, and the elderly
and to strengthen American agriculture." |
| Food and Nutrition Information
Center
A wealth of information on nutrition compiled by the USDA's National
Agriculture Library team. |
| Food, Nutrition and Consumer
Services
"Ensures access to nutritious, healthful diets for all Americans.
Through food assistance and nutrition education for consumers, FNCS
encourages consumers to make healthful food choices. Today, rather than
simply providing food, FNCS works to empower consumers with knowledge of the
link between diet and health, providing dietary guidance based on
research." |
| Food Safety Gateway
Joint, and comprehensive website for many food safety related programs in
the US government. |
| Food Stamp Program
The purpose of the Food Stamp Program is to end hunger and
improve nutrition and health. It helps low-income households buy the food
they need for a nutritionally adequate diet. |
| Healthy
People 2000
A US Department of Health and Human Services program. "Healthy People
is the prevention agenda for the Nation. It is a statement of national
opportunities—a strategic management tool that identifies the most
significant preventable threats to health and focuses public and private
sector efforts to address those threats." |
| US Agency for International
Development (USAID)
Funds projects that help to stem the tide of hunger and provide for more
food-secure people. |
| Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
To safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, & children up to
age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to
supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health
care. |
Tufts University Nutrition
Navigator
"The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is designed to help you
sort through the large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and find
accurate, useful nutrition information you can trust."
United Nations World Food Program
"WFP is the frontline United Nations Agency whose mission is to provide:
Food for LIFE to sustain victims of man-made and natural disasters; Food
for GROWTH to improve the nutrition and quality of life of the most
vulnerable people at critical times in their lives; and Food for WORK to
help build assets and promote the self-reliance of poor people and communities,
particularly through labour-intensive works programmes."
World Health Organization (WHO)
The United Nation's health organization works on nutrition and non-communicable
disease related issues.
