Bridging the evidence gap in obesity prevention: a framework to inform decision making
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Academies Press c2010
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Item Description:"To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the effectiveness of obesity prevention policies and programs. Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention identifies a new approach to decision making and research on obesity prevention to use a systems perspective to gain a broader understanding of the context of obesity and the many factors that influence it."--Home p
Introduction -- Obesity prevention strategies in concept and practice -- Rationale for and overview of the L.E.A.D. framework -- Defining the problem: the importance of taking a systems perspective -- Specifying questions and locating evidence: an expanded view -- Evaluating evidence -- Assembling evidence and informing decisions -- Opportunities to generate evidence -- Next steps
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 322 p.)
ISBN:0309149894
0309149908
0309153247
9780309149891
9780309149907
9780309153249

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