Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§3030d–21 Purposes
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING › Part Part C— - Nutrition Services › § 3030d–21
Summary
Reduce hunger and malnutrition; increase social contact; and help older people get food and health services that delay health problems from poor diet or inactivity.
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Title 42, §3030d–21
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The purposes of this part are—
(1)to reduce hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition;
(2)to promote socialization of older individuals; and
(3)to promote the health and well-being of older individuals by assisting such individuals to gain access to nutrition and other disease prevention and health promotion services to delay the onset of adverse health conditions resulting from poor nutritional health or sedentary behavior.
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Amendments
2020—Par. (1). Pub. L. 116–131 substituted “, food insecurity, and malnutrition” for “and food insecurity”.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 3030d–21
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73