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Bridging the evidence gap in obesity prevention : a framework to inform decision making /

"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 obesit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making
Otros Autores: Kumanyika, Shiriki Kinika, 1945-, Parker, Lynn, Sim, Leslie J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Colección:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.