Title Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States policy makers on obesity prevention : workshop summary / Paula Tarnapol Whitacre and Annina Catherine Burns, rapporteurs ; Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2010] ©2010

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Description x, 86 pages : illustrations (1 color) ; 23 cm Contents Introduction -- Scope of the problem -- Government structures to address obesity -- School meal policies -- Physical activity and the built environment -- National policies and programs -- Local policies and programs -- Concluding remarks Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-66) Notes Also issued online Subject Obesity -- United States -- Congresses. Obesity -- Great Britain -- Congresses. Obesity -- Government policy -- United States -- Congresses. Obesity -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- Congresses. Obesity -- prevention & control. Adolescent. Child. Diet -- standards. Health Education -- methods. Health Promotion -- methods. Public Policy. Schools -- standards. SUBJECT United Kingdom. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006113 United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Genre/Form Congress. Conference papers and proceedings. Author Burns, Annina Catherine. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention. National Academies Press (U.S.) ISBN 9780309150781 0309150787

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