The Legislature declares that the purposes of this article are to determine the availability and types of nutrition monitoring information that are currently available in specified federal, state and local government programs and in selected private sector programs; to determine what additional information is needed to help legislators, state and local agencies and nongovernment users, to operate cost-effective services and to target funds where most needed; and to assess the feasibility of establishing a prototype state-local data system that will provide regular reports on the: nutritional status and nutrition related health problems of Californiaâs population, dietary intake and food consumption patterns, nutrition education information, including knowledge and attitude regarding nutrition, quality and healthfulness of the food supply, nutrition programs and service availability, including population served, service statistics, frequency and periodicity of data collection and types of reports, related socioeconomic factors, and on the stateâs ability to provide for food and nutrition services where needed.
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