Childhood obesity is an international public health concern, with a high profile in both the media and government policy. Controversial issues in the prevention of childhood obesity need to be considered early in the development of school, clinical or community prevention programs, as these issues are often the ones that promote the success or failure of attempts to ameliorate the problem at hand. This book combines health education theory, research, and practice to guide researchers, students, educators, community health workers and practitioners in the prevention of childhood obesity and the promotion of child and adolescent health and well-being. It examines controversy in childhood obesity, including the link with poverty and the difficulty of addressing obesity whilst also tackling the issue of eating disorders. The prevalence of childhood obesity is covered, with international chapters examining the importance of factors such as social class and ethnic differences, and global and local trends are identified. Approaches to prevention are presented, and the book concludes with the successful outcome of various interventions, demonstrating how the whole school community can collaborate to promote health among young people.

Childhood Obesity Prevention: International Research, Controversies and Interventions

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This groundbreaking reference gives shape and meaning to statistics about tobacco use and control, while also examining possible solutions and potential courses of the epidemic. Full-color maps and graphics illustrate in a clear and accessible format the wide range of tobacco issues, revealing similarities and differences between countries, and exposing the behavior of the tobacco companies. It also discusses topics such as prevalence and consumption, youth smoking, health risks and mortality, economic costs of tobacco, marketing and lobbying, and legal regulations.

The Tobacco Atlas

Ross, Hana

This groundbreaking reference gives shape and meaning to statistics about tobacco use and control, while also examining possible solutions and potential courses of the epidemic. Full-color maps and graphics illustrate in a clear and accessible format the wide range of tobacco-related issues, revealing similarities and differences between countries and exposing the behavior of the tobacco companies. This fully revised fourth edition is updated with the latest statistics on the tobacco industry and discusses topics such as youth smoking, health risks and mortality, economic costs of tobacco, e-cigarettes and other emerging nicotine-delivery systems, global smokeless tobacco use, and public health strategies to reduce tobacco use.

First published in 2002, this updated work uses maps, charts, and graphs to present data from the World Health Organization’s working groups that deal with tobacco. Statistics and information on tobacco’s harmful effects, the types of tobacco products used, tobacco production, tobacco use, the influence of the tobacco industry, and the success of health-education projects are all included. A glossary, a history of tobacco, and a bibliography round out the volume.

Reference

Schluger, Neil

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