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Title:Bridging the evidence gap in obesity prevention [electronic resource] : 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.
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ISBN:9780309149907 (electronic bk.)
0309149908 (electronic bk.)
0309153247
9780309153249
9780309149891
0309149894
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Published/Created:Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 322 p.)
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Links:Online book
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Notes:Description based on print version record.
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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 p.
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Variant and related titles:National Academies Press.
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Other formats:Print version: Bridging the evidence gap in obesity prevention. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010
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BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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Subjects:Obesity--Prevention.
Evidence-based medicine.
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
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Subjects (Medical): Obesity--prevention & control--United States.
Obesity--epidemiology--United States.
Decision Making, Organizational--United States.
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)--United States.
Program Evaluation--United States.
Health Policy--United States.
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Also listed under:Kumanyika, Shiriki Kinika, 1945-
Parker, Lynn.
Sim, Leslie J.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/11392986