A Report of Nutrition Field Experiences and Observations In Jefferson County, Alabama

(From the Introduction): Abbreviated

This report is the student's interpretation of the nutrition program observed in the Jefferson County Department of Public Health, Birmingham, Alabama. Observation was for a seven week period. The field experience was under the guidance and direction of the two nutrition consultants in the agency. As part of the field training they included three days of observation with a state nutritionist in the bureau of Maternal and Child Health, Alabama Department of Public Health. The student was given the opportunity for some participation in the nutrition program.