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Reducing the prevalence of obesity in Canada: a call to action.

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  • المؤلفون: Shentow-Bewsh R;Shentow-Bewsh R; Zuberi D; Zuberi D
  • المصدر:
    Social work in public health [Soc Work Public Health] 2018; Vol. 33 (6), pp. 329-341. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 13.
  • نوع النشر :
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • اللغة:
    English
  • معلومة اضافية
    • المصدر:
      Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101308228 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1937-190X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1937190X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Soc Work Public Health
    • بيانات النشر:
      Publication: <2009- > : Philadelphia : Routledge
      Original Publication: New York, N.Y. : Haworth Press, Inc.
    • الموضوع:
      Health Promotion/*organization & administration ; Obesity/*epidemiology ; Obesity/*prevention & control; Advertising ; Canada/epidemiology ; Diet, Healthy ; Environment Design ; Evidence-Based Practice ; Fitness Trackers ; Health Policy ; Humans ; Mass Media ; Prevalence ; Product Labeling ; School Health Services/organization & administration ; Social Stigma ; Taxes
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      With rates of obesity among adults and youth rising in Canada, it is clear that the current approaches currently used to reduce the prevalence of obesity, with an emphasis on individual weight management interventions focused on restrictive dieting, are not proving successful at a population level. Given that obesity is associated with poor physical and mental health outcomes, is placing a multi-billion-dollar economic burden on Canada and disproportionately affects disadvantaged groups, such as Aboriginal Canadians and women of low socioeconomic status, it is a health and social issue that must be addressed immediately by social workers and policy makers. This article discusses the benefits of implementing a multifaceted population-level intervention that is health centered, evidence based, antistigmatizing to obese individuals, and accessible to all Canadians. The proposed intervention includes increased education for primary care physicians, the development of walkable neighborhoods, taxation of junk food, financial incentives, clear nutrition labelling, public awareness campaigns, regulation of food advertising (especially targeted to children), and school-based health promotion initiatives. This article also discusses the unique role that social workers must play in leading the charge against the stigmatization of obese individuals, while also championing policies to effectively reduce the prevalence of obesity in Canada.
    • Grant Information:
      Canada CIHR
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Canada; Interventions; Obesity; Policy Reforms
    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20180614 Date Completed: 20190206 Latest Revision: 20191210
    • الموضوع:
      20221213
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1080/19371918.2018.1482252
    • الرقم المعرف:
      29897305