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BL
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654070
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Delgado, Melvin
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Social justice and the urban obesity crisis : : implications for social work /\ Melvin Delgado
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viii, 266 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9780231160087 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 0231160089 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780231160094 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0231160097 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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9780231534253 (e-book)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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
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| Subject
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Obesity-- Social aspects
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| Dewey Classification
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362.1963/98
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RA645.O23D45 2013
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