The department of health shall be empowered to:

1. (1) Conduct staff education in nutrition for the personnel of the department;
2. (2) Cooperate in training staffs of schools, welfare agencies, and other persons who deal with problems involving food and nutrition;
3. (3) Cooperate in the solution of nutrition problems of other agencies, such as schools, boarding homes, and institutions;
4. (4) Stimulate interest in good nutrition and improved food practices in the State through talks, literature, radio, newspapers, movies, and exhibits;
5. (5) Evaluate, prepare, and distribute nutrition education materials;
6. (6) Give direct service on personal nutrition problems to members of the public through individual consultation, group conferences, and correspondence;
7. (7) Assist organizations in coordinating and planning nutrition education programs;
8. (8) Conduct research in food habits and nutritional status;
9. (9) Conduct such other activities in the field of nutrition as the director of health may direct.

[L 1951, c 34, §1; RL 1955, §46-71; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §321-81]