Social justice and the urban obesity crisis : implications for social work / Melvin Delgado.

  • Delgado, Melvin.
Date:
c2013
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Publication/Creation

New York : Columbia University Press, c2013.

Physical description

viii, 266 pages ; 23 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

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.

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    Medical Collection
    WD210 2013D35s
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ISBN

  • 9780231160087
  • 0231160089
  • 9780231160094
  • 0231160097