Handbook of Obesity Prevention || Why Obesity Prevention?

✍ Scribed by Kumanyika, Shiriki; Brownson, Ross C.

• Book ID: 121524800
• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 766 KB
• Edition: 2007
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 0387478590
• DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-47860-9_1

✦ Synopsis

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. Shiriki Kumanyika, Ross C. Brownson, Editors ; Foreword By Dr. David Satcher. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.