04275nam 2200661 a 450 991078199590332120230725051524.00-309-21022-41-283-25349-697866132534910-309-21020-8(CKB)2550000000052298(EBL)3378850(SSID)ssj0000538499(PQKBManifestationID)11353650(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538499(PQKBWorkID)10560398(PQKB)10568589(MiAaPQ)EBC3378850(Au-PeEL)EBL3378850(CaPaEBR)ebr10495449(CaONFJC)MIL325349(OCoLC)923284097(EXLCZ)99255000000005229820111003d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLegal strategies in childhood obesity prevention[electronic resource] workshop summary /Lynn Parker ... [et al.], rapporteursWashington, D.C. National Academies Press20111 online resource (104 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-21019-4 Includes bibliographical references.""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Legal Approaches in Other Areas""; ""3 Actions by Federal Agencies: A Focus on Foods and Beverages""; ""4 Perspectives from the Food Industry""; ""5 Using Regulations and Taxes to Prevent Obesity""; ""6 Using the Law to Increase Physical Activity""; ""7 Using Litigation to Change Policies and Practices""; ""8 Other State and Local Obesity Prevention Strategies""; ""9 Closing Remarks""; ""References and Resources""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Speaker Biosketches""Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children over 2 years of age are already overweight or obese. While the prevalence of childhood obesity appears to have plateaued in recent years, the magnitude of the problem remains unsustainably high and represents an enormous public health concern. All options for addressing the childhood obesity epidemic must therefore be explored. In the United States, legal approaches have successfully reduced other threats to public health, such as the lack of passive restraints in automobiles and the use of tobacco. The question then arises of whether laws, regulations, and litigation can likewise be used to change practices and policies that contribute to obesity. On October 21, 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) held a workshop to bring together stakeholders to discuss the current and future legal strategies aimed at combating childhood obesity. This book summarizes the proceedings of that workshop. The report examines the challenges involved in implementing public health initiatives by using legal strategies to elicit change. It also discusses circumstances in which legal strategies are needed and effective. This workshop was created only to explore the boundaries of potential legal approaches to address childhood obesity, and therefore, does not contain recommendations for the use of such approaches.Obesity in childrenUnited StatesPreventionCongressesChildrenNutritionLaw and legislationUnited StatesCongressesChild health servicesUnited StatesEvaluationCongressesNutrition policyUnited StatesEvaluationCongressesOverweight childrenUnited StatesCongressesObesity in childrenPreventionChildrenNutritionLaw and legislationChild health servicesEvaluationNutrition policyEvaluationOverweight children618.92380083Parker Lynn1473392Institute of Medicine (U.S.).Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781995903321Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention3785385UNINA