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1 Introduction
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... Speakers discussed communication strategies to reach specific intermediary audiences (such as the public, decision makers, and policy makers) who influence decisions on such obesity-related topics as nutrition, physical activity, wellness, prevention, and treatment.
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... to help solve the nation's obesity crisis. Through meetings, public workshops, reports, and four inno­ vation collaboratives, Pronk continued, the roundtable provides a venue for informing and inspiring sustainable policy, systems, and environmental change, with a lens on accelerating equity, reducing bias, and catalyzing cross-sector collaboration and engagement to prevent and treat obesity and its adverse consequences across the lifespan.
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... Pronk emphasized that obesity is a strong risk factor for noncommunicable diseases, chronic diseases, preventable diseases, and mental health concerns that have a negative impact on quality of life and life expectancy. Obesity is associated with major causes of death and disability, he continued, and predisposes individuals to developing type 2 diabetes, a condition that now occurs as early as childhood.
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... Finally, Chapter 5 summarizes participants' reflections on advancing effective communication of obesity solutions. Appendix B is a list of acronyms and abbreviations used in this proceedings, and Appendix C provides biographical sketches of the workshop speakers and planning committee members.


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