Applied Anthropology of Obesity

Prevention, Intervention, and Identity
Herausgeber: Morris, Chad T.; Lancey, Alexandra G.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Applied Anthropology of Obesity advances understanding of the many cultural factors underlying increased global obesity prevalence. This book candidly discusses obesity research, prevention, and intervention programs, providing rich information about social identity, obesity prevention, and treatment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 571g
• ISBN-13: 9781498512633
• ISBN-10: 1498512631
• Artikelnr.: 43898629

Autorenporträt

Chad T. Morris is associate professor and director of the honors program at Roanoke College. Alexandra G. Lancey is a graduate student at the University of South Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1"Modernization," Global Influence and Obesity Prevention in the
Republic of Palau
Chad T. Morris, Amanda Wolfe, Sarah Womack, Stevenson Kuartei
Chapter 2Applying a Socio-Ecological Model to Obesity in the Caribbean: A
Community-Based Approach at the Tapion Hospital in Castries, Saint Lucia
Colleen O'Brien Cherry, Elizabeth Serieux
Chapter 3Anthropology Field School Insights into Community-Based
Participatory Research to Address Food Insecurity: The Case of
Demonstration Keyhole Gardens in the Monteverde Zone, Costa Rica
Lillie Uyên-Loan Ðào, Sara Arias-Steele, Emily Bissett, Constanza Carney,
Zuhra Malik
Chapter 4Community Approaches to Obesity Prevention in Brazil: The Food and
Nutritional Security Paradigm
Charles Klein
Chapter 5Metabolic Syndrome Screening and Health Education: Are There
Lessons We Can Learn from Japan?
Amy Borovoy
Chapter 6Who, What, and How: Insights Gained From a Comparative Approach to
School-Based Obesity Prevention Efforts
Alexandra G. Lancey
Chapter 7Addressing Obesity and Associated Medical Conditions in Latino
Immigrant Communities in Southeast Georgia
John Luque, Moya Alfonso, Yelena Tarasenko
Chapter 8Working with Low-Income and Latino Farmers to Increase Access to
Oregon's Local Food Markets using Community Based Participatory Research
and Public Participation GIS
Margaret Everett, Betty Izumi, Scott Ellis, Alejandro Tecum, Anne Morse,
Stacey Sobell
Chapter 9Religious Gardens, Pilgrimages and Dancing: A Critique of
Translated Interventions in a Tribal Community
Sean Bruna
Chapter 10Considering Surgical Weight Loss: Applied Anthropology and the
Invisible Obese Body
Sarah Trainer, Alexandra Brewis, Amber Wutich
Chapter 11Fat by Any Other Name: Perceptions of "Obesity" in Clinical
Settings
Deborah L. Williams, Alexandra A. Brewis, Sarah S. Trainer, Jose Rosales
Chavez
Chapter 12Obesity as Public Policy: Creating and Changing the Obesogenic
Environment
Merrill Eisenberg
References
About the Contributors