nutrition workers planning. to help The those same office wiil who want to grow train food production vegetables for their field family consumption. The Community Action Agency, a private organization, offers a family nutrition education demonstration program. They also offer an aging program which is primarily nutrition related. The Department of Education has a health education program for all 10th grade students that includes a nutrition component. It also provides breakfast and lunch to all elemnentary and high school students and supper to boarding students at Marshall Island High School High School. in Majuro and Jaluit The Head Start Program offers breakfast, lunch, and a snack to children in that program. They also offer weekly meetings with parents to teach them about nutrition, child development, child health, etc. It is difficult to assess the impact of these programs. Recommendations 1. Maintain a nutritionist as a regular component of the division of Primary Care with responsibilities for evaluation, education promotion of nutrition programs. 2. and . Collect basic nutrition data so it can be evaluated and utilized in health planning. 3. Develop inservice education for health workers on the role nutrition plays, along with appropriate recommendations, in childhood diseases, pregnancy, hypertension and diabetes. 4. Develop community nutrition materials and programs for use over the radio and through community groups. 5. Encourage more research and development into food production methods appropriate for the atoll] environment. Included should be coordination of nutritionists and agriculturists to introduce more fruits and vegetables into the diet. Recommendations for improving food production are on file at Loma Linda University. 7. Social Problems In an attempt to meet the needs of the Marshallese people, services are provided by the Governments of the Marshall Islands and the United States, church groups and leaders, outside professional volunteers working in special projects. 15 consultants, and local