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. 2011 Sep;8(5):A93.
Epub 2011 Aug 15.

Childhood obesity: a framework for policy approaches and ethical considerations

Rogan Kersh  1 , Donna F Stroup, Wendell C Taylor
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Childhood obesity: a framework for policy approaches and ethical considerations

Rogan Kersh et al. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

Although obesity rates among US children have increased during the past 3 decades, effective public policies have been limited, and the quest for workable solutions raises ethical questions. To address these concerns, in 2010, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation convened an expert panel to consider approaches to the ethics problems related to interventions for childhood obesity. On the basis of recommendations from the expert panel, we propose frameworks for policy approaches and ethical aspects of interventions and evaluation. We present these frameworks in the context of other papers in this collection and make recommendations for public health practice.

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