United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Program Evaluation and Methodology Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-06-20 monographic deposited born digital 68 p. GA 1.13:PEMD-95-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-15 P0b002ee180383615 f:pe95015 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-15 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-15 PEMD-95-15 Nutrition research Nutrition surveys Data collection operations Monitoring Food supply Data integrity Interagency relations Health research programs Demographic data Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children USDA Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey HNIS Nationwide Food Consumption Survey National Health Interview Survey National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program WIC HANES PHS Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System PHS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System PHS Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey Letter Report PEMD The National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program consists of a network of surveys, surveillance systems, and research activities that serves various purposes. It provides researchers and decisionmakers with data for assessing the safety of the nation's food supply, targeting food assistance to low-income families, and studying the relationship between diet and disease. The program has been criticized, however, for the lack of coordination among the various activities and its poor coverage of populations at risk of nutritional problems. GAO surveyed users of nutrition-monitoring data. This report (1) describes the users and the major uses of nutrition-monitoring data and (2) summarizes user satisfaction with nutrition-monitoring activities and the changes that users believe are likely to increase their use of, or confidence in, the data. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-15/html/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-15.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-15/pdf/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-15.pdf GAO/PEMD-95-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-15 Letter Report GAO/PEMD-95-15; Nutrition Monitoring: Data Serve Many Purposes, But Users Recommend Improvements; Nutrition research Nutrition surveys Data collection operations Monitoring Food supply Data integrity Interagency relations Health research programs Demographic data Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children USDA Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey HNIS Nationwide Food Consumption Survey National Health Interview Survey National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program WIC HANES PHS Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System PHS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System PHS Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey Public Law 101-445