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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458992303321

Titolo

Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States policy makers on obesity prevention [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Paula Tarnapol Whitacre and Annina Catherine Burns, rapporteurs ; Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-78738-1

9786612787386

0-309-15079-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (97 p.)

Collana

Institute of Medicine

Altri autori (Persone)

WhitacrePaula

BurnsAnnina Catherine

Disciplina

362.196398

Soggetti

Obesity - United States

Obesity - Great Britain

Obesity - Government policy - United States

Obesity - Government policy - Great Britain

Obesity - Prevention

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.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Scope of the Problem""; ""3 Government Structures to Address Obesity""; ""4 School Meal Policies""; ""5 Physical Activity and the Built Environment""; ""6 National Policies and Programs""; ""7 Local Policies and Programs""; ""8 Concluding Remarks""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: List of Participants""; ""Appendix C: Planning Committee Biosketches""; ""Appendix D: Speaker Biosketches""