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Title Alliances for Obesity Prevention : Finding Common Ground : Workshop Summary / Lynn Parker [and others]., rapporteurs ; Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (84 pages)
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Summary "Many organizations are making focused efforts to prevent obesity. To achieve their goals, accelerate their progress, and sustain their success, the assistance of many other individuals and groups--not all of them with a singular focus on obesity prevention--will be essential. In October 2011 the Institute of Medicine held a workshop that provided an opportunity for obesity prevention groups to hear from and hold discussions with many of these potential allies in obesity prevention. They explored common ground for joint activities and mutual successes and lessons learned from efforts at aligning diverse groups with goals in common"--Publisher's description.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Background and rationale -- Mission: readiness -- Food and agriculture -- Physical activity and the built environment -- Forming successful alliances -- Building alliances -- Final observations.
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Subject Obesity -- United States -- Prevention -- Congresses.
Obesity.
United States.
Food habits -- United States -- Congresses.
Food habits.
Agriculture -- Nutrition -- United States -- Congresses.
Agriculture.
Nutrition.
Health promotion -- United States -- Congresses.
Health promotion.
Food -- United States -- Composition -- Congresses.
Food.
Obesity -- Nutritional aspects -- United States -- Congresses.
Obesity -- Nutritional aspects.
Obesity.
Feeding Behavior.
Health Promotion.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
United States.
Genre/Form Congress.
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Parker, Lynn.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention.
Other Form: Print version: Alliances for obesity prevention. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012 9780309224727 (OCoLC)794285716
ISBN 9780309224734 (electronic book)
030922473X (electronic book)
1280676299
9781280676291
9780309224727
0309224721