Bridging the evidence gap in obesity prevention : a framework to inform decision making / Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making, Food and Nutrition Board ; Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Lynn Parker, and Leslie J. Sim, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

"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 obesit...

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Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making
Other Authors: Kumanyika, Shiriki Kinika, 1945-, Parker, Lynn, Sim, Leslie J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
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Summary:"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 page
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 322 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780309149907
0309149908
1282948547
9781282948549
9786612948541
661294854X
0309184967
9780309184960
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.