Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention : workshop summary /
"When public health campaigns to buckle up or quit smoking were unsuccessful, legal strategies -- such as fines for not wearing a seatbelt and restrictions on where smoking could occur -- were used to reduce the number of health issues, injuries, and deaths caused by these behaviors. Childhood...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
2011
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "When public health campaigns to buckle up or quit smoking were unsuccessful, legal strategies -- such as fines for not wearing a seatbelt and restrictions on where smoking could occur -- were used to reduce the number of health issues, injuries, and deaths caused by these behaviors. Childhood obesity is another health concern that remains a substantial problem in the U.S. Could legal restrictions and regulations also help combat childhood obesity? IOM held a workshop October 21, 2010, to bring together stakeholders to discuss the current and future legal strategies aimed at combating childhood obesity."--Publisher's description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 94 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77). |
| ISBN: | 9780309210201 0309210208 1283253496 9781283253499 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
