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Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention : workshop summary
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Books/Printed Material |
|---|---|
| Author | Parker, Lynn |
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Temporal Coverage | 2011 |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Page Count | 94 |
| ISBN | 9780309210195 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academies Press |
| Publisher Place | Washington, D.C. |
| Part of Series | Catalog |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Adolescent Child Child Nutrition Sciences Children Congresses Health Promotion Law and Legislation Legislation & Jurisprudence Nutrition Nutrition Policy Obesity Obesity in Children Prevention Prevention & Control United States |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Obesity in children--Prevention--Law and legislation--United States--Congresses |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Children--Nutrition--Law and legislation--United States--Congresses |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Obesity--prevention & control--United States--Congresses |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Adolescent--United States |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Child--United States |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Child Nutrition Sciences--legislation & jurisprudence--United States--Congresses |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Health Promotion--legislation & jurisprudence--United States--Congresses |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Nutrition Policy--legislation & jurisprudence--United States--Congresses |
| Subject Domain (in LCC) | KF3803.O24 L44 2011 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book Summary |
