Advancing obesity solutions through investments in the built environment : proceedings of a workshop /

The built environment-the physical world made up of the homes, buildings, streets, and infrastructure within which people live, work, and play-underwent changes during the 20th and 21st centuries that contributed to a sharp decline in physical activity and affected access to healthy foods. Those dev...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Olson, Steve, 1956- (rapporteur.)
Corporate Author: Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment (Workshop)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Obesity > United States > Congresses.
City planning > United States > Congresses.
Urban health > United States > Congresses.
Exercise.
Weight gain.
Obesity > prevention & control
Environment Design
Exercise
Residence Characteristics
Weight Gain
Obésité > États-Unis > Congrès.
Santé urbaine > États-Unis > Congrès.
Exercice.
Prise de poids.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Weight gain
City planning
Obesity
Urban health
United States
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The built environment, obesity, and health
  • Examples from communities and cities
  • Achieving equitable healthy environments
  • Considerations and potential opportunities for communities and organizations
  • References
  • Appendixes.

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