%0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Parker, Lynn %E Miller, Emily Ann %E Ovaitt, Elena %E Olson, Stephen %T Alliances for Obesity Prevention: Finding Common Ground: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-22472-7 %D 2012 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13305/alliances-for-obesity-prevention-finding-common-ground-workshop-summary %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13305/alliances-for-obesity-prevention-finding-common-ground-workshop-summary %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %K Health and Medicine %P 84 %X Many organizations are making focused efforts to prevent obesity. To achieve their goals, accelerate their progress, and sustain their success, the assistance of many other individuals and groups--not all of them with a singular focus on obesity prevention--will be essential. In October 2011 the Institute of Medicine held a workshop that provided an opportunity for obesity prevention groups to hear from and hold discussions with many of these potential allies in obesity prevention. They explored common ground for joint activities and mutual successes and lessons learned from efforts at aligning diverse groups with goals in common. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Kumanyika, Shiriki K. %E Parker, Lynn %E Sim, Leslie J. %T Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention: A Framework to Inform Decision Making %@ 978-0-309-14989-1 %D 2010 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12847/bridging-the-evidence-gap-in-obesity-prevention-a-framework-to %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12847/bridging-the-evidence-gap-in-obesity-prevention-a-framework-to %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %K Health and Medicine %P 336 %X To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the effectiveness of obesity prevention policies and programs. Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention identifies a new approach to decision making and research on obesity prevention to use a systems perspective to gain a broader understanding of the context of obesity and the many factors that influence it. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Parker, Lynn %E Spear, Matthew %E Holovach, Nicole Ferring %E Olson, Stephen %T Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-21019-5 %D 2011 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13123/legal-strategies-in-childhood-obesity-prevention-workshop-summary %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13123/legal-strategies-in-childhood-obesity-prevention-workshop-summary %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %K Health and Medicine %P 104 %X Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children over 2 years of age are already overweight or obese. While the prevalence of childhood obesity appears to have plateaued in recent years, the magnitude of the problem remains unsustainably high and represents an enormous public health concern. All options for addressing the childhood obesity epidemic must therefore be explored. In the United States, legal approaches have successfully reduced other threats to public health, such as the lack of passive restraints in automobiles and the use of tobacco. The question then arises of whether laws, regulations, and litigation can likewise be used to change practices and policies that contribute to obesity. On October 21, 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) held a workshop to bring together stakeholders to discuss the current and future legal strategies aimed at combating childhood obesity. Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention summarizes the proceedings of that workshop. The report examines the challenges involved in implementing public health initiatives by using legal strategies to elicit change. It also discusses circumstances in which legal strategies are needed and effective. This workshop was created only to explore the boundaries of potential legal approaches to address childhood obesity, and therefore, does not contain recommendations for the use of such approaches. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Koplan, Jeffrey P. %E Liverman, Catharyn T. %E Kraak, Vivica I. %E Wisham, Shannon L. %T Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up? %@ 978-0-309-10208-7 %D 2007 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11722/progress-in-preventing-childhood-obesity-how-do-we-measure-up %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11722/progress-in-preventing-childhood-obesity-how-do-we-measure-up %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 494 %X The remarkable increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and youth in the United States over a relatively short timespan represents one of the defining public health challenges of the 21st century. The country is beginning to recognize childhood obesity as a major public health epidemic that will incur substantial costs to the nation. However, the current level of investment by the public and private sectors still does not match the extent of the problem. There is a substantial underinvestment of resources to adequately address the scope of this obesity crisis. At this early phase in addressing the epidemic, actions have begun on a number of levels to improve the dietary patterns and to increase the physical activity levels of young people. Schools, corporations, youth-related organizations, families, communities, foundations, and government agencies are working to implement a variety of policy changes, new programs, and other interventions. These efforts, however, generally remain fragmented and small in scale. Moreover, the lack of systematic monitoring and evaluation of interventions have hindered the development of an evidence base to identify, apply, and disseminate lessons learned and to support promising efforts to prevent childhood obesity. Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up? examines the progress made by obesity prevention initiatives in the United States from 2004 to 2006. This book emphasizes a call to action for key stakeholders and sectors to commit to and demonstrate leadership in childhood obesity prevention, evaluates all policies and programs, monitors their progress, and encourages stakeholders to widely disseminate promising practices. This book will be of interest to federal, state, and local government agencies; educators and schools; public health and health care professionals; private-sector companies and industry trade groups; media; parents; and those involved in implementing community-based programs and consumer advocacy. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A Institute of Medicine %A National Research Council %E Parker, Lynn %E Burns, Annina Catherine %E Sanchez, Eduardo %T Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity %@ 978-0-309-13927-4 %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12674/local-government-actions-to-prevent-childhood-obesity %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12674/local-government-actions-to-prevent-childhood-obesity %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Food and Nutrition %P 138 %X The prevalence of childhood obesity is so high in the United States that it may reduce the life expectancy of today's generation of children. While parents and other adult caregivers play a fundamental role in teaching children about healthy behaviors, even the most positive efforts can be undermined by local environments that are poorly suited to supporting healthy behaviors. For example, many communities lack ready sources of healthy food choices, such as supermarkets and grocery stores. Or they may not provide safe places for children to walk or play. In such communities, even the most motivated child or adolescent may find it difficult to act in healthy ways. Local governments—with jurisdiction over many aspects of land use, food marketing, community planning, transportation, health and nutrition programs, and other community issues—are ideally positioned to promote behaviors that will help children and adolescents reach and maintain healthy weights. Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity presents a number of recommendations that touch on the vital role of government actions on all levels—federal, state, and local—in childhood obesity prevention. The book offers healthy eating and physical activity strategies for local governments to consider, making it an excellent resource for mayors, managers, commissioners, council members, county board members, and administrators. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Olson, Steve %T Obesity in the Early Childhood Years: State of the Science and Implementation of Promising Solutions: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-43921-3 %D 2016 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23445/obesity-in-the-early-childhood-years-state-of-the-science %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23445/obesity-in-the-early-childhood-years-state-of-the-science %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %P 114 %X Among the many troubling aspects of the rising prevalence of obesity in the United States and elsewhere in recent years, the growth of early childhood overweight and obesity stands out. To explore what is known about effective and innovative interventions to counter obesity in young children, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Obesity Solutions held a workshop in October 2015. The workshop brought together many of the leading researchers on obesity in young children to describe the state of the science and potential solutions based on that research. Participants explored sustainable collaborations and new insights into the implementation of interventions and policies, particularly those related to nutrition and physical activity, for the treatment and prevention of obesity in young children. Obesity in the Early Childhood Years summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Pray, Leslie A. %T Examining a Developmental Approach to Childhood Obesity: The Fetal and Early Childhood Years: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-37695-2 %D 2015 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21782/examining-a-developmental-approach-to-childhood-obesity-the-fetal-and %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21782/examining-a-developmental-approach-to-childhood-obesity-the-fetal-and %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %K Health and Medicine %P 170 %X Recent scientific evidence points to the origins of childhood obesity as an outcome of the dynamic interplay of genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors throughout early development, with a compelling body of evidence suggesting that both maternal and paternal nutritional and other exposures affect a child's risk of later obesity. The burgeoning field of epigenetics has led researchers to speculate that many of the observed associations between early developmental exposures and later risk of childhood obesity are mediated, at least in part, through epigenetic mechanisms. To explore the body of evolving science that examines the nexus of biology, environment, and developmental stage on risk of childhood obesity, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council convened a workshop in February 2015. The workshop focused on the prenatal period, infancy, and early childhood and addressed evidence from both animal and human studies. Workshop objectives were to (1) identify epigenetic-mediated relationships between exposure to risk factors during sensitive periods of development (gestation through age 3) and subsequent obesity-related outcomes; (2) explore the science around periods of plasticity and potential reversibility of obesity risk in the context of early childhood development; and (3) examine the translation of epigenetic science to guide early childhood obesity prevention and intervention to reduce obesity risk. This report summarizes the information presented and discussed at the workshop. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %T Evaluating Obesity Prevention Efforts: A Plan for Measuring Progress %@ 978-0-309-28527-8 %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18334/evaluating-obesity-prevention-efforts-a-plan-for-measuring-progress %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18334/evaluating-obesity-prevention-efforts-a-plan-for-measuring-progress %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %K Health and Medicine %P 462 %X Obesity poses one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century, creating serious health, economic, and social consequences for individuals and society. Despite acceleration in efforts to characterize, comprehend, and act on this problem, including implementation of preventive interventions, further understanding is needed on the progress and effectiveness of these interventions. Evaluating Obesity Prevention Efforts develops a concise and actionable plan for measuring the nation's progress in obesity prevention efforts—specifically, the success of policy and environmental strategies recommended in the 2012 IOM report Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation. This book offers a framework that will provide guidance for systematic and routine planning, implementation, and evaluation of the advancement of obesity prevention efforts. This framework is for specific use with the goals and strategies from the 2012 report and can be used to assess the progress made in every community and throughout the country, with the ultimate goal of reducing the obesity epidemic. It offers potentially valuable guidance in improving the quality and effect of the actions being implemented. The recommendations of Evaluating Obesity Prevention Efforts focus on efforts to increase the likelihood that actions taken to prevent obesity will be evaluated, that their progress in accelerating the prevention of obesity will be monitored, and that the most promising practices will be widely disseminated.