A health equity approach to obesity efforts : proceedings of a workshop / Emily A. Callahan, rapporteur ; Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, Food and Nutrition Board, Health and Medicine Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
"The obesity crisis in the United States disproportionately affects some demographic groups more than others. Contextual influences on obesity are complex and include an individual's weight-related behaviors and outcomes, the intermediate variables that influence these behaviors and outcom...
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Setting the stage : key definitions and contexts
- Disparities in the prevalence of obesity
- Social determinants of health inequities in obesity prevention and control
- Lessons from the field : achieving equity in community and public health approaches for preventing and treating obesity
- Lessons from the field : achieving equity in obesity treatment in health care settings
- Reflections
- References
- Appendixes.