Evidence-Based Medicine
A. John Camm · Andrew K. Burroughs · Bernard J. Gersh · Boyd Swinburn · Brian G. Feagan · Brian Rowe · Cathy Stannard · David H. Newman · Debra Houry · Donald A. Molony · Eddy S. Lang · Eija Kalso · Elizabeth Waters · Ernest L. Fallen · Fiona Smaill · Frank Buntinx · J. André Knottnerus · Jacob Seidell · Jane Ballantyne · Jayna Holroyd-Leduc · Jesse M. Pines · John A. Cairns · John W. D. McDonald · Jonathan C. Craig · M. Brian Fennerty · Madhuri Reddy · Marek Smieja · Mark Loeb · Michael D. Brown · Mohit Bhandari · Peter C. Wyer · Ricardo Uauy · Salim Yusuf · Worth W. Everett
Latest release: March 9, 2012
Pain Management · Geriatrics · Internal Medicine
Series
8
Books
About this ebook series
Obesity is one of the biggest public health challenges in the 21st century. Devising effective policy and practice to combat childhood obesity is a high priority for many governments and health professionals internationally. This book brings together contributors from around the world and showcases the latest evidence-based research on community and policy interventions to prevent unhealthy weight gain and improve the health and well-being of children. The authors highlight from the evidence available what is and what is not effective and provide recommendations on how to implement and evaluate promising interventions for obesity prevention.
This book is an essential read for all public health practitioners, early childhood professionals, health care providers and clinicians working to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity in their communities.
