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Handbook of Obesity Prevention : A Resource for Health Professionals / edited by Shiriki Kumanyika, Ross C. Brownson

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SpringerLink BücherPublisher: Boston, MA : Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2007Description: Online-Ressource (digital)ISBN:
  • 9780387478609
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780387478593 | Buchausg. u.d.T.: Handbook of obesity prevention. New York, NY : Springer, 2007. XXVI, 537 S.DDC classification:
  • 613
  • 614.44
  • 362.196398
  • 610
RVK: RVK: YC 8100LOC classification:
  • RA427.8
  • RC628
NLM classification:
  • WD 210
DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-47860-9Online resources:
Contents:
Front Matter; 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:Implications for Obesity Prevention; 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 ChangeHealth Care System Approaches to Obesity Prevention and Control; 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
Back Matter
Summary: Analyzes the causes of Obesity, and sets out multilevel strategies for meeting it head-on. This handbook provides insights on issues, methods, and controversies in the field, focusing on opportunities for prevention, interventions and initiatives, and guidelines for planning and implementing programs and evaluating resultsPPN: PPN: 1648993095Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-SMI | ZDB-2-SME
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