ABSTRACT
Community nutrition is involved in the surveillance and assessment of the nutritional needs of the community. Nutritionists specializing in this area typically identify nutritional problems and assess community resources through nutritional and dietary surveys. They subsequently plan, implement, and evaluate community nutrition programs on the basis of their assessment. In a study of 104 freshman medical students at the Louisiana State University Medical School in New Orleans, a number of variables were considered to identify early risk factors leading to the development of coronary heart disease. Computers were found feasible in the operations of the national school lunch program. Five areas of application had been identified: menu planning; purchasing and inventory control; planning for food preparation; cost and nutritional data analysis and evaluation; and simulations of kitchen designs and layouts.
