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Assessing the feasibility and impact of federal childhood obesity policies

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Brescoll, VL; Kersh, R; Brownell, KD
Published in: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
January 1, 2008

Research on childhood obesity has primarily been conducted by experts in nutrition, psychology, and medicine. Only recently have public policy scholars devoted serious work to this burgeoning public health crisis. Here the authors advance that research by surveying national experts in health/nutrition and health policy on the public health impact and the political feasibility of fifty-one federal policy options for addressing childhood obesity. Policies that were viewed as politically infeasible but having a great impact on childhood obesity emphasized outright bans on certain activities. In contrast, education and information dissemination policies were viewed as having the potential to receive a favorable hearing from national policy makers but little potential public health impact. Both nutrition and policy experts believed that increasing funding for research would be beneficial and politically feasible. A central need for the field is to develop the means to make high-impact policies more politically feasible.

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Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

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1552-3349

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0002-7162

Publication Date

January 1, 2008

Volume

615

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1

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178 / 194

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  • General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
 

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Brescoll, V. L., Kersh, R., & Brownell, K. D. (2008). Assessing the feasibility and impact of federal childhood obesity policies. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 615(1), 178–194. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716207309189
Brescoll, V. L., R. Kersh, and K. D. Brownell. “Assessing the feasibility and impact of federal childhood obesity policies.” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 615, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 178–94. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716207309189.
Brescoll VL, Kersh R, Brownell KD. Assessing the feasibility and impact of federal childhood obesity policies. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 2008 Jan 1;615(1):178–94.
Brescoll, V. L., et al. “Assessing the feasibility and impact of federal childhood obesity policies.” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 615, no. 1, Jan. 2008, pp. 178–94. Scopus, doi:10.1177/0002716207309189.
Brescoll VL, Kersh R, Brownell KD. Assessing the feasibility and impact of federal childhood obesity policies. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 2008 Jan 1;615(1):178–194.
Journal cover image

Published In

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

DOI

EISSN

1552-3349

ISSN

0002-7162

Publication Date

January 1, 2008

Volume

615

Issue

1

Start / End Page

178 / 194

Related Subject Headings

  • General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences