Childhood Obesity: A Framework for Policy Approaches and Ethical Considerations

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Kersh, Rogan ; Stroup, Donna F., 1951- ; Taylor, Wendell C.
• Description:
  Although obesity rates among US children have increased during the past 3 decades, effective public policies have been limited, and the quest for workable solutions raises ethical questions. To address these concerns, in 2010, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation convened an expert panel to consider approaches to the ethics problems related to interventions for childhood obesity. On the basis of recommendations from the expert panel, we propose frameworks for policy approaches and ethical aspects of interventions and evaluation. We present these frameworks in the context of other papers in this collection and make recommendations for public health practice.
• Subjects:
  Beverages Bioethical Issues Child Food Food Labeling Health Policy Humans Obesity Public Health Taxes
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2011; 8(5).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d391a2794b92732a2691758e22c8cd8ee9e8350950e9873c08011a137fafee7112e22d2e77012128704aacecc4401fa2a9f7dbb3bdcdb911f3f0256492b3dd27
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