Social justice and the urban obesity crisis implications for social work / Melvin Delgado.

Author/creator Delgado, Melvin
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Descriptionviii, 266 pages ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents Setting the context -- Introduction -- A social justice paradigm -- The extent of the national obesity crisis -- Health, economic, and social consequences of obesity -- Lack of access to healthy foods -- Limits to places and spaces for physical exercise -- Food industry practices -- Challenges in measuring overweight and obesity -- Community-led health promotion approaches -- Health promotion -- Youth-focused interventions -- Community garden interventions -- Community-based food initiatives -- Implications for social work practice and research.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012033984
ISBN9780231160087 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231160094 (pbk. : alk. paper)