Social Justice and the Urban Obesity Crisis: Implications for Social Work

by Melvin Delgado

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A number of economic, cultural, and contextual factors are driving urban America's obesity crisis, which can create chronic health conditions for those least able to manage them. Considering urban obesity through a social justice lens, this book is the first to help social workers and others develop targeted interventions for effective outcomes. The text dissects the problem of urban obesity in populations of color from individual, family, group,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231160089

ISBN13:9780231160087

Release Date:April 2013

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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