Preventing childhood obesity : evidence, policy and practice

Preventing childhood obesity : evidence, policy and practice /

Obesity is one of the biggest public health challenges in the 21st century. Devising effective policy and practice to combat childhood obesity is a high priority for many governments and health professionals internationally. This book brings together contributors from around the world and showcases...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Waters, Elizabeth, 1966-, Seidell, J. C., 1957-, Swinburn, Boyd, Uauy, Ricardo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell : BMJ Books, 2010
Series:Evidence-based medicine.
Subjects:
Obesity in children > Prevention.
Child health services.
Children > Nutrition.
Children.
Obesity > prevention & control
Child Health Services
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Child
Evidence-Based Medicine > methods
children (people by age group)
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • The Context. Part Introduction
  • The Childhood Obesity Epidemic / Tim Lobstein, Louise A Baur, Rachel Jackson-Leach
  • Lessons From the Control of Other Epidemics / Mickey Chopra
  • Childhood Obesity Prevention Overview / Ricardo Uauy, Rishi Caleyachetty, Boyd Swinburn
  • No Country for Fat Children? Ethical Questions Concerning Community-Based Programs to Prevent Obesity / Marieke ten Have, Inez de Beaufort, S̜ren Holm
  • A Human Rights Approach to Childhood Obesity Prevention / Naomi Priest, Boyd Swinburn, Elizabeth Waters
  • Evidence Synthesis. Part Introduction
  • Evidence Framework for Childhood Obesity Prevention / Boyd Swinburn
  • Evidence of Multi-Setting Approaches for Obesity Prevention: Translation to Best Practice / Andrea M de Silva-Sanigorski, Christina Economos
  • Evidence of the Influence of Home and Family Environment / Johannes Brug, Saskia te Velde, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Stef Kremers
  • Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood / Ladda Mo-suwan, Andrea M de Silva-Sanigorski
  • Obesity Prevention in Primary School Settings: Evidence from Intervention Studies / Juliana Kain, Yang Gao, Colleen Doak, Simon Murphy
  • Obesity Prevention in Secondary Schools / Lauren Prosser, Tommy L S Visscher, Colleen Doak, Luis A Moreno
  • The Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Primary Care Settings: Evidence and Practice / Karen Lock, Rebecca Hillier
  • Links between Children's Independent Mobility, Active Transport, Physical Activity and Obesity / Carolyn Whitzman, Vivian Romero, Mitch Duncan, Carey Curtis, Paul Tranter, Matthew Burke
  • Evidence on the Food Environment and Obesity / Deborah A Cohen
  • Food and Beverage Marketing to Children / Gerard Hastings, Georgina Cairns
  • Poverty, Household Food Insecurity and Obesity in Children / Cate Burns, Sonya J Jones, Edward A Frongillo
  • Evidenace Synthesis. Socio-Cultural Issues and Body Image / Helen Mavoa, Shiriki Kumanyika, Andre Renzaho
  • Evidence Synthesis. Developing Countries Perspective on Interventions to Prevent Overweight and Obesity in Children / Laura M Irizarry, Juan A Rivera
  • Evidence Generation and Utilization. Part Introduction
  • Evaluation of community-based obesity interventions / Laurence Moore, Lisa Gibbs
  • Economic Evaluation of Obesity Interventions / Marj Moodie, Rob Carter
  • Monitoring of Childhood Obesity / Jacob C Seidell
  • Knowledge Translation and Exchange for Obesity Prevention / Rebecca Armstrong, Lauren Prosser, Maureen Dobbins, Elizabeth Waters
  • The Role of Advocacy / Jane Martin
  • Policy and Practice. Part Introduction
  • The Role of Policy in Preventing Childhood Obesity / Mark Lawrence, Boyd Swinburn
  • Developing the Political Climate for Action / Philip James, Neville Rigby
  • Community Interventions--Planning for Sustainability / Anne Simmons, Jean Michel Borys, Boyd Swinburn
  • Community Capacity Building / Colin Bell, Eva Elliott, Anne Simmons
  • Social Marketing to Prevent Childhood Obesity / Nadine Henley, Sandrine Raffin
  • Obesity in Early Childhood and Working in Pre-School Settings / Andrea M de Silva-Sanigorski, Camila Corval̀n, Ricardo Uauy
  • Working with Schools / Goof Buijs, Sue Bowker
  • Working in Primary Care / C Raina Elley, Karen Hoare
  • Working with Minority Groups in Developed Countries / Lisa Gibbs, Mulugeta Abebe, Elisha Riggs
  • Developing Country Perspectives on Obesity Prevention Policies and Practices / Juliana Kain, Camila Corval̀n, Ricardo Uauy
  • Preventing Childhood Obesity: Looking Forward / William H Dietz
  • Index.

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