@BOOK{NAP25496, author = "National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Emily A. Callahan", title = "A Health Equity Approach to Obesity Efforts: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief", doi = "10.17226/25496", abstract = "On April 1, 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public workshop, A Health Equity Approach to Obesity Efforts, in Washington, DC. The workshop explored the history of health equity issues in demographic groups that have above-average obesity risk, and considered principles and approaches to address these issues as part of obesity prevention and treatment efforts. Speaker presentations addressed three areas: current policies and practices that either perpetuate health inequities or advance health equity; mechanisms to support community-driven solutions that can influence the social determinants of health; and approaches for fostering multisector collaboration to address disparities by exploring the issues related to the creation, implementation, and evaluation of equity-oriented programs, policies, and systems changes. Participants also discussed research needs to inform and mobilize equity-centered obesity prevention and treatment actions. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25496/a-health-equity-approach-to-obesity-efforts-proceedings-of-a", year = 2019, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }