Handbook of Obesity Prevention A Resource for Health Professionals /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kumanyika, Shiriki (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Brownson, Ross C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Public health.; Health promotion.; Psychiatry.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Public Health.

Comprehensive in scope and meticulously researched, Handbook of Obesity Prevention analyzes the intricate causes of this public health crisis, and sets out concrete, multilevel strategies for meeting it head-on. This innovative handbook starts by clearly defining obesity in clinical, epidemiologic,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Why Obesity Prevention?
• What is Obesity? Definitions Matter
• Descriptive Epidemiology of Obesity in the United States
• Costs of Obesity
• Obesity Prevention Concepts and Frameworks
• Consumer Perspectives and Consumer Action
• The Role of Government in Preventing Obesity
• Planning and the Built Environment:Implications for Obesity Prevention
• The Food Industry Role in Obesity Prevention
• Media, Marketing and Advertising and Obesity
• Global Context of Obesity
• Organizational Change for Obesity Prevention—Perspectives, Possibilities and Potential Pitfalls
• Community-Based Approaches to Obesity Prevention: The Role of Environmental and Policy Change
• Health Care System Approaches to Obesity Prevention and Control
• Workplace Approaches to Obesity Prevention
• Obesity Prevention in School and Group Child Care Settings
• Individual Behavior Change
• Obesity Risk Factors and Prevention in Early Life: Pre-Gestation through Infancy
• Obesity Prevention During Preschool and Elementary School-Age Years
• Obesity Prevention During Preadolescence and Adolescence
• Obesity Prevention During Adulthood
• Obesity Prevention: Charting a Course to a Healthier Future.