Progress in preventing childhood obesity : how do we measure up? / Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity ; Jeffrey P. Koplan ... [and others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koplan, Jeffrey.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity in children--United States--Prevention.

Obesity in children.

Child health services--United States--Evaluation.

Child health services.

Nutrition policy--United States--Evaluation.

Nutrition policy.

Child.

Obesity--prevention & control.

Evaluation.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Child.

Obesity--prevention & control.

Physical Description:

xvi, 475 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2007]

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "complete report and symposia summaries."--CD-ROM label.

Contents:

2 Framework for Evaluating Progress 32

3 Diverse Populations 74

4 Government 109

5 Industry 167

6 Communities 228

7 Schools 280

8 Home 326

9 Assessing the Nation's Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity 351

C Data Sources, Indicators, and Evaluation Tools for Measuring Progress in Childhood Obesity Prevention 390

D Examples of Recent Federal Agency Programs, Initiatives, and Surveillance Systems for Supporting and Monitoring the Prevention of Obesity in U.S. Children and Youth 395

E Compilation of Recommendations and Implementation Actions 412

F IOM Regional Symposium Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: Focus on Schools 424

G IOM Regional Symposium Progress tn Preventing Childhood Obesity: Focus on Communities 429

H IOM Regional Symposium Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: Focus on Industry 434

I Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff 437.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0309102081

9780309102087

OCLC:

76416546