Setting population targets for measuring successful obesity prevention
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01/11/2010
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Resumo |
In 2008, The Council of Australian Governments set a target to increase by 5% the proportion of Australian adults at a healthy body weight by 2017, over a 2009 baseline. Target setting is a critical component of public health policy for obesity prevention; however, there is currently no context within which to choose such targets. We analyzed the changes in current weight gain that would be required to meet Australian targets. By using transition-based multistate life tables to project obesity prevalence, we found that meeting national healthy weight targets by 2017 will require a 75% reduction in current 5-year weight gain. A reliable model of future body weight prevalence is critical to set, evaluate, and monitor national obesity targets. |
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Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
American Public Health Association |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30081574/backholer-settingpopulationtargets-2010.pdf http://www.dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2010.200337 |
Direitos |
2010, American Public Health Association |
Palavras-Chave | #Adult #Age Factors #Aged #Aged, 80 and over #Australia #Body Mass Index #Health Services Needs and Demand #Humans #Middle Aged #Models, Theoretical #Obesity #Organizational Objectives #Prevalence #Weight Gain #Science & Technology #Life Sciences & Biomedicine #Public, Environmental & Occupational Health #PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SCI #PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SSCI |
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Journal Article |