Two hundred and thirty-nine individual and agency members of the Western Region Council of State Leagues for Nursing and representatives of health-related groups in the West, national health-related groups, and federal government agencies attended the Conference which was planned to provide a process experience which could be a guide to action in the local or state setting and an opportunity for representatives of interest groups, including government representatives, to work together on actual problems. Abstracts from a speech by Arthur S. Fleming are included and "Decision Before Action" by Lulu Wolf Hassenplug is presented in entirety. Participants met as regional and state teams and as special interest groups. State team and special interest group recommendations are included and conference participants are listed. (JK)