| Description |
3 videodiscs (approximately 276 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital, 2.0. |
| Credits |
Parts 1 & 3: produced by John Hoffman ; editor, Paula Heredia. |
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Part 2: produced by John Hoffman, Dan Chaykin ; editor, Jennifer McGarrity. |
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Parts 1-4: producer, Sarah Teale ; director of photography, Dyanna Taylor ; original music, Wendy Blackstone, Adam Dorn, Daniel Freiberg. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-PG |
| Summary |
Developed in partnership with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) at the National Academies of Science, in association with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and with support from Kaiser Permanente and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, The Weight of the Nation is one of the largest public health campaigns on obesity the nation has seen to date. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Consequences ; Choices -- Disc 2. Children in crisis ; Challenges -- Disc 3. Bonus shorts. |
| Note |
Bonus features: Twelve comprehensive segments. |
| Language |
English or Spanish dialogue with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Obesity -- United States.
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Food habits -- United States.
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Public health -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Chaykin, Dan.
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Hoffman, John, 1959-
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Teale, Sarah.
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HBO Documentary Films.
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
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Center for Disease Control.
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National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Kaiser Permanente.
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| Added Title |
Confronting America's obesity epidemic |
| ISBN |
0780695089 |
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9780780695085 |
| Standard No. |
883929242887 |
| Music No. |
4000036057 HBO Home Box Office |
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