A Health Equity Approach to Obesity Efforts: Proceedings of a Workshop

by Food and Nutrition Board, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, et al.

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 outcomes, and broader, upstream historical, social, economic, physical, and policy contexts.

The National Academies convened a workshop on April 1, 2019 to explore...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309491061
• ISBN13: 9780309491068
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"