[co_inspiracion] Fwd: Education for childhood obesity prevention: A life course approach

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Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:24:18 -0400
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From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia@xxxxxxxx>
Date: 2013/6/7
Subject: Education for childhood obesity prevention: A life course approach
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Proceedings of the Second Pan American Conference on Obesity with special
attention to childhood obesity and a workshop
 Education for childhood obesity prevention: A life-course approach at
PACO II

International Journal of Obesity

Volume 3 Supplement 1 - June 2013



Available online at
http://goo.gl/lauv1


R Visser and R L Atkinson
Int J Obes Supp 3: S1-S2; doi:10.1038/ijosup.2013.1


The first Pan American Conference on Obesity (PACO I) was held in Aruba in
June 2011 and was attended by a wide variety of professionals including
scientists, clinicians, Ministers of Health and other government officials
from a number of Caribbean, Latin American and North American countries.

 The conference focused on childhood obesity and the participants discussed
public health policies that addressed the problem of childhood obesity.
These included multi-level, comprehensive strategies to address childhood
obesity based on three principles:
(a) that primordial and primary prevention with a life-course approach
should be the central component of national programs to stop the obesity
epidemic, (b) that the multi-level focus should be working across all
sectors to modify the obesogenic environment that facilitates a positive
energy balance and excess weight gain and
 (c) that developing self-care skills, meaning actions taken by the
individual to protect and promote their health and the health of their
children, is imperative.

At the same time, it was acknowledged that the obesogenic environment
shows wide variability across countries, and therefore any concerted
regional action plan must allow for flexibility and adaptation to each
local situation. Finally, education was identified as a critical component
for the promotion of health and the prevention of childhood obesity.



REVIEWS
Childhood obesity prevention: a life-course framework
R Pérez-Escamilla and G Kac
Int J Obes Supp 3: S3-S5; doi:10.1038/ijosup.2013.2

Nutrition transition and obesity prevention through the life-course
G Kac and R Pérez-Escamilla
Int J Obes Supp 3: S6-S8; doi:10.1038/ijosup.2013.3

Brazil's national programs targeting childhood obesity prevention
A C F Silva, G A Bortolini and P C Jaime
Int J Obes Supp 3: S9-S11; doi:10.1038/ijosup.2013.4

Public health strategy against overweight and obesity in Mexico's National
Agreement for Nutritional Health
L Latnovic and L Rodriguez Cabrera
Int J Obes Supp 3: S12-S14; doi:10.1038/ijosup.2013.5

The epidemic of childhood obesity in the Americas must be stopped:
Governmental and PAHO leadership are crucial
E Jacoby, R Grajeda, A Contreras and J Hospedales
Int J Obes Supp 3: S15-S17; doi:10.1038/ijosup.2013.6



CONCLUSION
Education for childhood obesity prevention across the life-course: workshop
conclusions
R Pérez-Escamilla, J Hospedales, A Contreras and G Kac
Int J Obes Supp 3: S18-S19; doi:10.1038/ijosup.2013.7

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