4 options
Advancing obesity solutions through investments in the built environment : proceedings of a workshop / Steven Olsen, rapporteur ; Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, Food and Nutrition Board, Health and Medicine Division, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Olsen, Steven, rapporteur.
- Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, author.
- Food and Nutrition Board, author.
- Health and Medicine Division, author.
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, author.
- Conference Name:
- Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment (Workshop) (2017 : Washington, D.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--United States--Congresses.
- City planning.
- Obesity--United States--Congresses.
- Obesity.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (101 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "The built environment--the physical world made up of the homes, buildings, streets, and infrastructure within which people live, work, and play--underwent changes during the 20th and 21st centuries that contributed to a sharp decline in physical activity and affected access to healthy foods. Those developments contributed in turn to the weight gain observed among Americans in recent decades. Many believe, therefore, that policies and practices that affect the built environment could affect obesity rates in the United States and improve the health of Americans. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop in September 2017 to improve understanding of the roles played by the built environment in the prevention and treatment of obesity and to identify promising strategies in multiple sectors that can be scaled up to create more healthful and equitable environments. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop" --Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The built environment, obesity, and health
- Examples from communities and cities
- Achieving equitable healthy environments
- Considerations and potential opportunities for communities and organizations
- References
- Appendixes.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-309-47462-0
- 0-309-47460-4
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.