Reducing obesity: Motivating action while not blaming the victim

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-70

  Adler, Nancy E ^a   Stewart, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Explanatory model; Justice; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; DIET; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN;

CALIFORNIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61849179321     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2009.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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