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The Obesity epidemic.

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Format:
Government document
Video
Contributor:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Communication
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Series:
Health matters (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.))
CDC health matters
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Obesity--Environmental aspects--United States--Popular works.
Obesity.
Obesity in children--Environmental aspects--United States--Popular works.
Obesity in children.
Obesity--United States--Prevention--Popular works.
Obesity in children--United States--Prevention--Popular works.
Exercise--Physiological aspects--Popular works.
Exercise.
Exercise--Physiological aspects.
Obesity in children--Prevention.
Obesity--Prevention.
United States.
Genre:
Popular works.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Popular works
Documentary films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
[Atlanta, GA] : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [2011]
Summary:
Covers statistics of obesity in the U.S. Examines environmental changes that have resulted in increased food availability and decreased opportunities for physical activity. Covers the possible roles of individual responsibility, schools, communities, local governments, and commercial corporations in promoting healthy food choices and active lifestyles.
Notes:
Video files available in both streaming (7 min., 12 sec., SWF file, sd., col.) and downloadable (7 min., 12 sec., WMV and MP4 files, sd., col.) formats. Downloadable WMV files available in small, medium, and high resolutions; downloadable MP4 file available in medium resolution.
Closed-captioned; open-captioned version available as downloadable MP4 file only.
Title from title frame.
"Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition"--Video home page.
"Produced by: Office of the Associate Director for Communication in collaboration with National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"--Final credits screen.
"Release date: 7/22/2011"--Video home page.
Accompanied by transcript in PDF format.
OCLC:
774047839

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