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A number of economic, cultural, and contextual factors are driving urban America's obesity crisis, which can create chronic health conditions for those least able to manage them. Considering urban obesity through a social justice lens, this book is the first to help social workers and others develop targeted interventions for effective outcomes.

The text dissects the problem of urban obesity in populations of color from individual, family, group, community, and policy perspectives. Beginning with a historical survey of urban obesity in communities of color, anti-obesity policies and programs, and the role of social work in addressing this threat, the volume follows with an analysis of the social, ecological, environmental, and spatial aggravators of urban obesity, such as the food industry's advertising strategies, which promote unhealthy choices; the failure of local markets to provide good food options; the lack of safe exercise spaces; and the paucity of heath education. Melvin Delgado reviews recent national obesity statistics; explores the connection between food stamps and obesity; and reveals the financial and social consequences of the epidemic for society as a whole. He concludes with recommendations for effective health promotion programs, such as youth-focused interventions, community gardens, and community-based food initiatives, and a unique consideration of urban obesity in relation to acts of genocide and national defense.

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Title Social Justice and the Urban Obesity Crisis: Implications for Social Work
Author Melvin Delgado
Binding Hardback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 288
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Columbia University Press
Publication date 2013
ISBN 9780231160087 / 0231160089
Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
Category Sociology
Library of Congress subjects Obesity - Social aspects
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012033984
Dewey Decimal Code 362.196

About the author

Melvin Delgado is professor and chair of the macro-practice specialty at the School of Social Work, Boston University. He is the author of twenty books, including Latino Small Businesses and the American Dream: Community Social Work Practice and Economic and Social Development and Social Work Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Youth in the United States.

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