Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention : workshop summary

Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention : workshop summary / Lynn Parker [and others], repporteurs ; Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

"When public health campaigns to buckle up or quit smoking were unsuccessful, legal strategies -- such as fines for not wearing a seatbelt and restrictions on where smoking could occur -- were used to reduce the number of health issues, injuries, and deaths caused by these behaviors. Childhood...

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Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board
Other Authors: Parker, Lynn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Obesity in children > United States > Prevention.
Children > Nutrition > Law and legislation.
Child health services > United States > Evaluation.
Nutrition policy > United States > Evaluation.
Overweight children > United States.
Children.
children (people by age group)
HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.
MEDICAL > Pediatrics.
Child health services > Evaluation
Children > Nutrition > Law and legislation
Nutrition policy > Evaluation
Obesity in children > Prevention
Overweight children
United States
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
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Summary:"When public health campaigns to buckle up or quit smoking were unsuccessful, legal strategies -- such as fines for not wearing a seatbelt and restrictions on where smoking could occur -- were used to reduce the number of health issues, injuries, and deaths caused by these behaviors. Childhood obesity is another health concern that remains a substantial problem in the U.S. Could legal restrictions and regulations also help combat childhood obesity? IOM held a workshop October 21, 2010, to bring together stakeholders to discuss the current and future legal strategies aimed at combating childhood obesity."--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 94 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77).
ISBN:9780309210201
0309210208
1283253496
9781283253499
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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