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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970463003321

Titolo

Joint U.S.-Mexico Workshop on Preventing Obesity in Children and Youth of Mexican Origin : summary / / Maria Oria and Kristin Sawyer, rapporteurs; Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

9786610742547

9780309179065

0309179068

9781280742545

1280742542

9780309665469

0309665469

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xi, 197 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

OriaMaria

SawyerKristin

Disciplina

362.198/92398

Soggetti

Obesity in children - United States - Prevention

Obesity in children - Mexico - Prevention

Mexican American children - Health and hygiene

Children - Health and hygiene - Mexico

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Overview -- 2 Background -- 3 Opportunities and Challenges -- 4 Summary and Final Remarks -- APPENDIXES -- A Workshop Agenda -- B Preventing Obesity in Mexican Children and Adolescents -- C Preventing Obesity in Mexican-American Children and Adolescents -- D Workshop Participants -- E Speakers' Biographies.

Sommario/riassunto

The Joint U.S.-Mexico Workshop on Preventing Obesity in Children and Youth of Mexican Origin was initiated by a desire to share experiences regarding the problem of obesity in children and youth of Mexican origin on both sides of the border, with a particular focus on potential



solutions. U.S and Mexican researchers, public health officials, industry leaders, and policy-makers engaged in valuable dialogue to share perspectives, challenges, and opportunities. Commonalities and differences in the United States and Mexico regarding risk factors, potential interventions and programs, and need for all sectors to collaborate and make progress toward solving this serious public health problem were also discussed. This dialogue served as a basis to explore a bi-national agenda for addressing this epidemic, which was the ultimate goal of the workshop.