Preventing childhood obesity : evidence, policy, and practice / / edited by Elizabeth Waters, Jacob C. Seidell, Boyd A. Swinburn, Ricardo Uauy

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, : BMJ Books, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.9; 618.9239805
• Soggetto topico: Obesity in children - Prevention; Metabolic disorders in children - Prevention; Obesity - prevention & control; Child Health Services; Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Child; Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
• Persona (resp. second.): WatersElizabeth <1966->; SeidellJ. C. <1957->; SwinburnBoyd; UauyRicardo
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preventing Childhood Obesity; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Preface; PART 1: The context; CHAPTER 1: The childhood obesity epidemic; CHAPTER 2: Lessons from the control of other epidemics; CHAPTER 3: Childhood obesity prevention overview; CHAPTER 4: No country for fat children? Ethical questions concerning community-based programs to prevent obesity; CHAPTER 5: A human rights approach to childhood obesity prevention; PART 2: Evidence synthesis; CHAPTER 6: Evidence framework for childhood obesity prevention ; CHAPTER 7: Evidence of multi-setting a pproaches for obesity prevention: translation to best practiceCHAPTER 8: Evidence of the influence of home and family environment; CHAPTER 9: Obesity prevention in early childhood; CHAPTER 10: Obesity prevention in primary school settings: evidence from intervention studies; CHAPTER 11: Obesity prevention in secondary schools; CHAPTER 12: The prevention of childhood obesity in primary care settings: evidence and practice; CHAPTER 13: Links between children's independent mobility, active transport, physical activity and obesity ; CHAPTER 14: Evidence on the food environment and obesityCHAPTER 15: Food and beverage marketing to children; CHAPTER 16: Poverty, household food insecurity and obesity in children; CHAPTER 17: Socio-cultural issues and body image; CHAPTER 18: Developing countries perspective on interventions to prevent overweight and obesity in children; PART 3: Evidence generation and utilization; CHAPTER 19: Evaluation of community-based obesity interventions; CHAPTER 20: Economic e valuation of obesity interventions; CHAPTER 21: Monitoring of childhood obesity ; CHAPTER 22: Knowledge translation and exchange for obesity preventionCHAPTER 23: The role of advocacy; PART 4: Policy and practice; CHAPTER 24: The role of policy in preventing childhood obesity; CHAPTER 25: Developing the political climate for action; CHAPTER 26: Community interventions-planning for sustainability; CHAPTER 27: Community capacity building; CHAPTER 28: Social marketing to prevent childhood obesity; CHAPTER 29: Obesity in early childhood and working in pre-school settings; CHAPTER 30: Working with schools; CHAPTER 31: Working in primary care ; CHAPTER 32: Working with minority groups in developed countriesCHAPTER 33: Developing country perspectives on obesity prevention policies and practices; CHAPTER 34: Preventing childhood obesity: looking forward; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 the latest evidence-based research on community and policy interventions to prevent unhealthy weight gain and improve the health and well-being of children. The authors highlight from the evidence available what is and what is not effective and provide recommendations on how to implement and evaluat
• Titolo autorizzato: Preventing childhood obesity
• ISBN: 1-282-55056-X; 9786612550560; 1-4443-1851-9; 1-4443-1852-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821092303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II