Social justice and the urban obesity crisis : implications for social work

Social justice and the urban obesity crisis : implications for social work / Melvin Delgado.

"Urban America is in the midst of an obesity crisis caused by more than just biology and diet. A number of economic, cultural, and contextual factors are causing this epidemic, which can create chronic health conditions for those least able to manage them. Despite scholars' best efforts to...

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Main Author: Delgado, Melvin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Obesity > Social aspects.
Social service.
Urban health.
Social justice.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Work.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Urban health
Social service
Social justice
Obesity > Social aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Setting the context
  • Introduction
  • A social justice paradigm
  • The extent of the national obesity crisis
  • Health, economic, and social consequences of obesity
  • Lack of access to healthy foods
  • Limits to places and spaces for physical exercise
  • Food industry practices
  • Challenges in measuring overweight and obesity
  • Community-led health promotion approaches
  • Health promotion
  • Youth-focused interventions
  • Community garden interventions
  • Community-based food initiatives
  • Implications for social work practice and research.

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