Poverty and Hunger in America. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session. Serial No. 99-4.

Institution	Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means.
Titel	Poverty and Hunger in America. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session. Serial No. 99-4.
Quelle	(1985), (45 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Recht; Birth Weight; Eligibility; Hearings; Hunger; Infant Mortality; Nutrition; Poverty; Public Policy; Welfare Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eignung; Kindersterblichkeit; Ernährung; Armut; Öffentliche Ordnung; Fürsorgeeinrichtung
Abstract	This is a transcript of a hearing held to examine the extent and causes of hunger in the United States. Witnesses presenting testimony included a Boston pediatrician, two representatives from the Physician Task Force on Hunger in America, the Chairman of the House Select Committee on Hunger, and a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. The testimony focused on the inadequacy of current programs for addressing the magnitude of hunger in the country. Anecdotal accounts, statistical data, and other research findings were offered to support calls for additional funding in public assistance programs that provide nutritional support. Finally, a Heritage Foundation representative argued that hunger is not as prevalent as the witnesses had claimed. (GC)
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