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

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (84 pages) Series Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf Contents Background and rationale -- Mission: readiness -- Food and agriculture -- Physical activity and the built environment -- Forming successful alliances -- Building alliances -- Final observations 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 Notes Online resource; title from resource home page (National Academies Press, viewed May 29, 2012) Subject Obesity -- United States -- Prevention -- Congresses Food habits -- United States -- Congresses Agriculture -- Nutrition -- United States -- Congresses Health promotion -- United States -- Congresses Food -- United States -- Composition -- Congresses Obesity -- Nutritional aspects -- United States -- Congresses Obesity. Food habits. Health promotion. Nutrition. Obesity Feeding Behavior Health Promotion Nutritional Physiological Phenomena POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Obesity Nutrition Food -- Composition Food habits Health promotion Obesity -- Nutritional aspects Obesity -- Prevention SUBJECT United States Subject United States Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Parker, Lynn. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention. ISBN 9780309224734 030922473X

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