Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention : workshop summary

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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Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board
Other Authors: Parker, Lynn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011
Subjects:
Obesity in children > United States > Prevention.
Children > Nutrition > Law and legislation.
Child health services > United States > Evaluation.
Nutrition policy > United States > Evaluation.
Overweight children > United States.
Children.
Obesity > prevention & control
Adolescent
Child
Child Nutrition Sciences > legislation & jurisprudence
Health Promotion > legislation & jurisprudence
Nutrition Policy > legislation & jurisprudence
children (people by age group)
United States
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Legal approaches in other areas
  • Actions by federal agencies: a focus on foods and beverages
  • Perspectives from the food industry
  • Using regulations and taxes to prevent obesity
  • Using the law to increase physical activity
  • Using litigation to change policies and practices
  • Other state and local obesity prevention strategies
  • Closing remarks.

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