| Description |
xxvi, 537 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Why obesity prevention? -- What is obesity? Definitions matter -- Descriptive epidemiology of obesity in the United States -- Costs of obesity -- Obesity prevention concepts and frameworks -- Consumer perspectives and consumer action -- The role of government in preventing obesity -- Planning and the built environment -- The food industry role in obesity prevention -- Media, marketing and advertising and obesity -- Global context of obesity -- Organizational change for obesity prevention-perspectives, possibilities and potential pitfalls -- Community-based approaches to obesity prevention: the role of environmental and policy change -- Health care system approaches to obesity -- Workplace approaches to obesity prevention -- Obesity prevention in school and group child care settings -- Individual behavior change -- Obesity risk factors and prevention in early life: pre-gestation through infancy -- Obesity prevention during preschool and elementary school-age years -- Obesity prevention during preadolescence and adolescence -- Obesity prevention during adulthood -- Obesity prevention: charting a course to a healthier future. |
| Subject |
Obesity -- prevention & control.
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Obesity -- Prevention.
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| Added Author |
Kumanyika, Shiriki Kinika, 1945-
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Brownson, Ross C.
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| ISBN |
9780387478593 alkaline paper |
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0387478590 alkaline paper |
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9780387478609 (e-ISBN) |
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0387478604 (e-ISBN) |
| Music No. |
11412823 |
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