Environmental causes of obesity : sociocultural, built environment and economic factors / Shiriki Kumanyika.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Kumanyika, Shiriki Kinika, 1945- speaker, author.

Series:

Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Obesity : epidemiology, etiology, consequences and treatment.

Obesity : epidemiology, etiology, consequences and treatment, 2056-452X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity--epidemiology.

Obesity--etiology.

Obesity.

Socioeconomic Factors.

Medical Subjects:

Obesity--epidemiology.

Obesity--etiology.

Obesity.

Socioeconomic Factors.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (42 min.)) : color, sound.

polychrome

Other Title:

Title on publisher web site: Obesity : sociocultural, built environment and economic factors

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Contents:

Contents: Rapid increases in obesity prevalence globally

Increases in obesity among immigrants

Socio-cultural influences: human relationships and interactions, attitudes, norms and values and social structure

"Built environment" influences: how land and space are organised and used and the infrastructure for getting from place to place

Economic influences: determinants of food access and availability and physical activity patterns

Variations in obesity prevalence globally and in Europe, Africa and America

Societal transformations

Shifts in dietary patterns

Shifts in physical activity

The most important environmental pathways: media environment and media use, food marketing, options for physical activity and individual socio-cultural perspectives.

Notes:

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.

Title from title frames.

Publisher Number:

1304 Henry Stewart Talks

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.