Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Part 1: Setting the Context
5. 1. Introduction 3
6. 2. A Social Justice Paradigm 25
7. 3. The Extent of the National Obesity Crisis 45
8. 4. Health, Economic, and Social Consequences of Obesity 60
9. 5. Lack of Access to Healthy Foods 71
10. 6. Limits to Places and Spaces for Physical Exercise 85
11. 7. Food Industry Practices 93
12. 8. Challenges in Measuring Overweight and Obesity 100
13. Part 2: Community-Led Health Promotion Approaches
14. 9. Health Promotion 115
15. 10. Youth-Focused Interventions 133
16. 11. Community Garden Interventions 148
17. 12. Community-Based Food Initiatives 167
18. 13. Implications for Social Work Practice and Research 184
19. Epilogue 189
20. References 195
21. Index 255