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Appendix B: Glossary
Pages 303-308

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... , school districts, quasi-governmental bodies (e.g., regional planning authorities, housing authorities, etc.) and private-sector organizations (e.g., hospitals, businesses, child care providers, voluntary health associations, etc.)
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...   A system of computer hardware, software, and special data used to capture, manage, analyze, and display geographically referenced information. Group model building  A participatory method for including stakeholders in the process of developing a system dynamics model.
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... Aggregates of raw and processed data that are used to measure social, economic, and health outcomes such as obesity rates, morbidity, and life expectancy. In this report examples of indicators include the prevalence of obesity or the proportion of states with strong nutritional standards for foods and beverages sold or provided in schools.
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... Depending on the nature of the activities and outputs achieved, an outcome can be short term, intermedi ate term, or long term. In this report outcomes include improved evaluation and surveillance capacities needed to understand and improve progress in obesity prevention and improved population health and equity.
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... A systems approach involves awareness of the wider context, an appreciation for interactions among different components, and transdisciplinary thinking. It acknowledges that individuals and families are embedded within broader social, political, and economic systems that shape behaviors and constrain access to resources necessary to maintain health.
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Key Terms

  • body mass
  • logic models
  • mass index
  • prevention efforts
  • improved evaluation

  • systematic collection
  • evaluating obesity
  • evaluation efforts
  • causal loop
  • bmi growth

  • simple rules
  • growth charts
  • report examples
  • life expectancy
  • local governmental

  • voluntary health
  • display geographically
  • facilitate program
  • policy measures
  • potential causal

  • defined time
  • nutritional standards
  • individual policy
  • planning authorities
  • detect patterns

  • actual survey
  • improved population
  • health risks
  • agency staff
  • provide staffing


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