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Social justice and the urban obesity crisis : implications for social work
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- Creator
- Melvin Delgado
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
- Physical Details
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- viii, 266 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0231534256, 9780231160087, 0231160097, 9780231534253, 0231160089, 9780231160094
- OCLC
- ocn819860620, ocn836406711, ocn979739811
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Setting the context -- Introduction -- A social justice paradigm -- The extent of the national obesity crisis -- Health, economic, and social consequences of obesity -- Lack of access to healthy foods -- Limits to places and spaces for physical exercise -- Food industry practices -- Challenges in measuring overweight and obesity -- Community-led health promotion approaches -- Health promotion -- Youth-focused interventions -- Community garden interventions -- Community-based food initiatives -- Implications for social work practice and research
Subjects
- Obesity -- Social aspects.
- Obesity -- psychology -- United States.
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- Obesity -- prevention & control -- United States.
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- Social Justice -- United States.
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- Social Work -- United States.
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- Socioeconomic Factors -- United States.
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- Urban Health -- United States.
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