The Applied Anthropology of Obesity advances understanding of the many cultural factors underlying increased global obesity prevalence. This book candidly discusses obesity research, prevention, and intervention programs, providing rich information about social identity, obesity prevention, and treatment.
The Applied Anthropology of Obesity advances understanding of the many cultural factors underlying increased global obesity prevalence. This book candidly discusses obesity research, prevention, and intervention programs, providing rich information about social identity, obesity prevention, and treatment.
Chad T. Morris is associate professor and director of the honors program at Roanoke College. Alexandra G. Lancey is a graduate student at the University of South Florida.
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Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 "Modernization," Global Influence and Obesity Prevention in the Republic of Palau Chad T. Morris, Amanda Wolfe, Sarah Womack, Stevenson Kuartei Chapter 2 Applying a Socio-Ecological Model to Obesity in the Caribbean: A Community-Based Approach at the Tapion Hospital in Castries, Saint Lucia Colleen O'Brien Cherry, Elizabeth Serieux Chapter 3 Anthropology Field School Insights into Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Food Insecurity: The Case of Demonstration Keyhole Gardens in the Monteverde Zone, Costa Rica Lillie Uyên-Loan ¿ào, Sara Arias-Steele, Emily Bissett, Constanza Carney, Zuhra Malik Chapter 4 Community Approaches to Obesity Prevention in Brazil: The Food and Nutritional Security Paradigm Charles Klein Chapter 5 Metabolic Syndrome Screening and Health Education: Are There Lessons We Can Learn from Japan? Amy Borovoy Chapter 6 Who, What, and How: Insights Gained From a Comparative Approach to School-Based Obesity Prevention Efforts Alexandra G. Lancey Chapter 7 Addressing Obesity and Associated Medical Conditions in Latino Immigrant Communities in Southeast Georgia John Luque, Moya Alfonso, Yelena Tarasenko Chapter 8 Working with Low-Income and Latino Farmers to Increase Access to Oregon's Local Food Markets using Community Based Participatory Research and Public Participation GIS Margaret Everett, Betty Izumi, Scott Ellis, Alejandro Tecum, Anne Morse, Stacey Sobell Chapter 9 Religious Gardens, Pilgrimages and Dancing: A Critique of Translated Interventions in a Tribal Community Sean Bruna Chapter 10 Considering Surgical Weight Loss: Applied Anthropology and the Invisible Obese Body Sarah Trainer, Alexandra Brewis, Amber Wutich Chapter 11 Fat by Any Other Name: Perceptions of "Obesity" in Clinical Settings Deborah L. Williams, Alexandra A. Brewis, Sarah S. Trainer, Jose Rosales Chavez Chapter 12 Obesity as Public Policy: Creating and Changing the Obesogenic Environment Merrill Eisenberg References About the Contributors
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 "Modernization," Global Influence and Obesity Prevention in the Republic of Palau Chad T. Morris, Amanda Wolfe, Sarah Womack, Stevenson Kuartei Chapter 2 Applying a Socio-Ecological Model to Obesity in the Caribbean: A Community-Based Approach at the Tapion Hospital in Castries, Saint Lucia Colleen O'Brien Cherry, Elizabeth Serieux Chapter 3 Anthropology Field School Insights into Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Food Insecurity: The Case of Demonstration Keyhole Gardens in the Monteverde Zone, Costa Rica Lillie Uyên-Loan ¿ào, Sara Arias-Steele, Emily Bissett, Constanza Carney, Zuhra Malik Chapter 4 Community Approaches to Obesity Prevention in Brazil: The Food and Nutritional Security Paradigm Charles Klein Chapter 5 Metabolic Syndrome Screening and Health Education: Are There Lessons We Can Learn from Japan? Amy Borovoy Chapter 6 Who, What, and How: Insights Gained From a Comparative Approach to School-Based Obesity Prevention Efforts Alexandra G. Lancey Chapter 7 Addressing Obesity and Associated Medical Conditions in Latino Immigrant Communities in Southeast Georgia John Luque, Moya Alfonso, Yelena Tarasenko Chapter 8 Working with Low-Income and Latino Farmers to Increase Access to Oregon's Local Food Markets using Community Based Participatory Research and Public Participation GIS Margaret Everett, Betty Izumi, Scott Ellis, Alejandro Tecum, Anne Morse, Stacey Sobell Chapter 9 Religious Gardens, Pilgrimages and Dancing: A Critique of Translated Interventions in a Tribal Community Sean Bruna Chapter 10 Considering Surgical Weight Loss: Applied Anthropology and the Invisible Obese Body Sarah Trainer, Alexandra Brewis, Amber Wutich Chapter 11 Fat by Any Other Name: Perceptions of "Obesity" in Clinical Settings Deborah L. Williams, Alexandra A. Brewis, Sarah S. Trainer, Jose Rosales Chavez Chapter 12 Obesity as Public Policy: Creating and Changing the Obesogenic Environment Merrill Eisenberg References About the Contributors
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