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Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions
Virginia M. Brennan
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Description for Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions
Paperback. The obesity epidemic has a disproportionate impact on communities that are hard-hit by social and economic disadvantages. This book explores effective models for treating and preventing obesity in such communities. Editor(s): Brennan, Virginia M.; Kumanyika, Shiriki K.; Zambrana, Ruth Enid. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
The obesity epidemic has a disproportionate impact on communities that are hard-hit by social and economic disadvantages. In Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities, a diverse group of researchers explores effective models for treating and preventing obesity in such communities. The volume provides overviews of the literature at specific junctures of society and health (e.g., the effectiveness of preschool obesity prevention programs), as well as commentaries that shape our understanding of particular parts of the obesity epidemic and field reports on innovative approaches to combating obesity in racial/ethnic minority and other medically underserved populations in the United States. Authors make specific ... Read more
The obesity epidemic has a disproportionate impact on communities that are hard-hit by social and economic disadvantages. In Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities, a diverse group of researchers explores effective models for treating and preventing obesity in such communities. The volume provides overviews of the literature at specific junctures of society and health (e.g., the effectiveness of preschool obesity prevention programs), as well as commentaries that shape our understanding of particular parts of the obesity epidemic and field reports on innovative approaches to combating obesity in racial/ethnic minority and other medically underserved populations in the United States. Authors make specific ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421415451
SKU
V9781421415451
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About Virginia M. Brennan
Virginia M. Brennan is an associate professor at Meharry Medical College and the editor of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. She is also the editor of Disasters and Public Health: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma and Free Clinics: Local Responses to Health Care Needs, both published by Johns Hopkins. Shiriki K. Kumanyika ... Read more
Reviews for Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions
This book, therefore, serves as a showcase of recent grassroots movements that work across disciplines, health systems and sectors to address inequalities by using culturally appropriate approaches. Journal of Public Health