Journal article
Obesity: A Public Health Approach
The Psychiatric clinics of North America, Vol.34(4), pp.895-909
2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2011.08.001
PMID: 22098812
Abstract
Obesity is an epidemic that likely will worsen without substantive changes to the current environment. Although treatment of the individual has conventionally been the focus of the obesity field, prevention using a public health model will be essential for making progress on a population level. There are encouraging signs that communities across the country are acknowledging the complex causes of obesity and making impressive reforms to improve their health and that of their children. Public policy changes long have been used to combat infectious and chronic diseases and will be vital in the attempt to reduce the toll of poor diet, physical inactivity, and obesity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Obesity: A Public Health Approach
- Creators
- Nicole L Novak - Department of Psychology, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USAKelly D Brownell - Departments of Psychology and Epidemiology and Public Health, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Psychiatric clinics of North America, Vol.34(4), pp.895-909
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.psc.2011.08.001
- PMID
- 22098812
- ISSN
- 0193-953X
- eISSN
- 1558-3147
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984215141902771
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