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Foreword / by Gillian Regina Barclay, Howell Wechsler
Introduction: advancing a new conversation about obesity in the underserved / Virginia Brennan, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, and Ruth Enid Zambrana
Part I Literature reviews
1. The potential of early childhood education as a successful obesity intervention / David E. Frisvold and Animesh Giri
2. Latino childhood obesity / Amelie Ramirez, Kipling Gallion, and Cliff Despres
3. Is that all there is ? A comprehensive review of obesity prevention and treatment interventions for African American girls / Bettina M. Beech, Maryam M. Jernigan
4. Dietary acculturation in U.S. Hispanic communities / Earle C. Chambers, Margaret Pichardo, Nichola Davis
5. Obesity in correctional facilities: a review of epidemiology and etiology / Kimberly Dong, Alice Tang
6. Weight loss interventions in the Mexican American community / Natalie A. Ceballos
Part II Commentaries
7. In the way or on the way? asking ourselves about the role of contextual factors in community-based obesity research / Shiriki K. Kumanyika, T. Elaine Prewitt, JoAnne Banks, Carmen Samuel-Hodge
8. The importance of public safety in promoting physical activity and curbing obesity within African American communities / Keshia M. Pollack, Lauren M. Rossen, Caterina Roman, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Laura C. Leviton
9. Military and civilian approaches to the U.S. obesity epidemic / Robert S. Levine, Barbara J. Kilbourne, Courtney J. Kihlberg, Janice S. Emerson, Irwin Goldzweig, Paul Juarez, Roger Zoorab
10. A healthy weight disparity index and reducing rates of obesity and overweight in the United States / Wendell C. Taylor, Leah S. Fischer.
Introduction: advancing a new conversation about obesity in the underserved / Virginia Brennan, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, and Ruth Enid Zambrana
Part I Literature reviews
1. The potential of early childhood education as a successful obesity intervention / David E. Frisvold and Animesh Giri
2. Latino childhood obesity / Amelie Ramirez, Kipling Gallion, and Cliff Despres
3. Is that all there is ? A comprehensive review of obesity prevention and treatment interventions for African American girls / Bettina M. Beech, Maryam M. Jernigan
4. Dietary acculturation in U.S. Hispanic communities / Earle C. Chambers, Margaret Pichardo, Nichola Davis
5. Obesity in correctional facilities: a review of epidemiology and etiology / Kimberly Dong, Alice Tang
6. Weight loss interventions in the Mexican American community / Natalie A. Ceballos
Part II Commentaries
7. In the way or on the way? asking ourselves about the role of contextual factors in community-based obesity research / Shiriki K. Kumanyika, T. Elaine Prewitt, JoAnne Banks, Carmen Samuel-Hodge
8. The importance of public safety in promoting physical activity and curbing obesity within African American communities / Keshia M. Pollack, Lauren M. Rossen, Caterina Roman, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Laura C. Leviton
9. Military and civilian approaches to the U.S. obesity epidemic / Robert S. Levine, Barbara J. Kilbourne, Courtney J. Kihlberg, Janice S. Emerson, Irwin Goldzweig, Paul Juarez, Roger Zoorab
10. A healthy weight disparity index and reducing rates of obesity and overweight in the United States / Wendell C. Taylor, Leah S. Fischer.