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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454207203321

Titolo

Progress in preventing childhood obesity [[electronic resource] ] : how do we measure up? / / Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity ; Jeffrey P. Koplan ... [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-84459-0

9786610844593

0-309-66081-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (494 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KoplanJeffrey

Disciplina

618.92/398

Soggetti

Obesity in children - United States - Prevention

Child health services - United States - Evaluation

Nutrition policy - United States - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Independent Report Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Framework for Evaluating Progress""; ""3 Diverse Populations""; ""4 Government""; ""5 Industry""; ""6 Communities""; ""7 Schools""; ""8 Home""; ""9 Assessing the Nation's Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A Acronyms""; ""B Glossary""; ""C Surveillance and Monitoring Activities""

""D Examples of Recent Federal Agency Programs, Initiatives, and Surveillance Systems for Supporting and Monitoring the Prevention of Obesity in U.S. Children and Youth""""E Compilation of Recommendations and Implementation Actions""; ""F IOM Regional Symposium Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: Focus on Schools""; ""G IOM Regional Symposium Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: Focus on Communities""; ""H IOM Regional Symposium Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: Focus on Industry""; ""I Biographical Sketches""; ""Index""