Title Bridging the evidence gap in obesity prevention : a framework to inform decision making / Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making, Food and Nutrition Board ; Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Lynn Parker, and Leslie J. Sim, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 322 pages) Series Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf Contents Introduction -- Obesity prevention strategies in concept and practice -- Rationale for and overview of the L.E.A.D. framework -- Defining the problem: the importance of taking a systems perspective -- Specifying questions and locating evidence: an expanded view -- Evaluating evidence -- Assembling evidence and informing decisions -- Opportunities to generate evidence -- Next steps Summary "To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the effectiveness of obesity prevention policies and programs. Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention identifies a new approach to decision making and research on obesity prevention to use a systems perspective to gain a broader understanding of the context of obesity and the many factors that influence it."--Home page Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Obesity -- Prevention Evidence-based medicine. Outcome assessment (Medical care) Medical policy. Obesity -- prevention & control Obesity -- epidemiology Decision Making, Organizational Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care Program Evaluation Health Policy Evidence-Based Medicine Evidence-Based Practice Treatment Outcome Outcome Assessment, Health Care MEDICAL -- Endocrinology & Metabolism. Medical policy Evidence-based medicine Obesity -- Prevention Outcome assessment (Medical care) SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Form Electronic book Author Kumanyika, Shiriki Kinika, 1945- Parker, Lynn. Sim, Leslie J. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making. LC no. 2010023392 ISBN 9780309149907 0309149908 1282948547 9781282948549 9786612948541 661294854X 0309184967 9780309184960

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