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Driving Action and Progress on Obesity Prevention and Treatment: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
Driving Action and Progress on Obesity Prevention and Treatment: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
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However, she pointed out that monitoring progress of obesity prevention and treatment goes beyond body mass index (BMI) : policies, practices, knowledge, and individual behavior (e.g., fruit and vegetable consumption)
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, 19 states have seen small, but significant, declines in obesity among this population group, while only 3 have seen increases. Another promising trend can be seen in data from the New York City public schools generated by the use of Fitnessgrams, with rates of obesity declining slightly since 2006–2007 in children and youth ages FIGURE 1 Trends in obesity prevalence among adults ages 20 and over 5–15 years.
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Redstone Global Center on Prevention and Wellness at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, moderated a wide-ranging discussion with three of the leading figures in identifying and responding to the obesity epidemic in the United States: David Satcher, founding director and senior advisor to the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine, 16th Surgeon General, and 10th Assistant Secretary for Health of the United States; Jeffrey Koplan, vice president for global health at Emory University and former CDC director; and Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, 19th (and current) Surgeon General of the United States.
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The Wisconsin Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative features collective impact through a shared agenda and constant communication. In addition, the Initiative provides guidance documents and training for child care providers that demonstrate how to help children eat better and become more active.
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Less than half of American adults meet the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity, began James Sallis, distinguished professor of family medicine and public health at the University of California, San Diego. Furthermore, disparities mark levels of physical activity, with the percentage of those meeting the guidelines for aerobic physical activity higher for men than for women, lower for African Americans and Hispanics than for Asian Americans and whites, and declining with age while increasing with levels of education.
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Even if the pool of physicians able to treat obesity was considered to be all primary care physicians, each physician would need to treat about 90 people with severe obesity. According to Don Bradley, associate consulting professor of community and family medicine at Duke University, only about a quarter of physicians say they know enough about nutrition to provide adequate care, and only one-eighth of physician visits deal with nutrition and physical activity.
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In community development, which includes transportation planning, housing, economic development, and workforce development, "health is the organizing theme." As an example, he pointed to the many places where health care institutions have become the foundation for community development and better health. He also pointed to the potential for foundations to fund leveraged investments that help induce other funders, both public and private, to invest in socially beneficial community programs.
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Lauren Shern, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, served as the review coordinator. SPONSORS: This workshop was partially supported by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Alliance for a Healthier Generation; American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Sports Medicine; American Council on Exercise; American Heart Association; American Society for Nutrition; Bipartisan Policy Center; Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation; The California Endowment; ChildObesity180/Tufts University; Edelman; General Mills Foundation; Greater Rochester Health Foundation; HealthPartners; Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation; The JPB Foundation; Kaiser Permanente; The Kresge Foundation; Mars, Inc.; Nemours Foundation; Nestlé Nutrition; Nestlé USA; Novo Nordisk; The Obesity Society; Partnership for a Healthier America; Reebok, International; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Salud America!
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