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This book, first published in 1986, is a major reference work for
the political discussions arising out of the 1985 Congress
revisions of US food and farm laws. It covers production,
distribution and consumption of food, analyses international as
well as domestic problems, and presents new ways forward.
Emphasising public policy and programmes, the book has chapters on
agricultural production; environmental and resource problems; food
marketing; domestic hunger and nutrition; and world hunger and
development.
This book, first published in 1986, is a major reference work for
the political discussions arising out of the 1985 Congress
revisions of US food and farm laws. It covers production,
distribution and consumption of food, analyses international as
well as domestic problems, and presents new ways forward.
Emphasising public policy and programmes, the book has chapters on
agricultural production; environmental and resource problems; food
marketing; domestic hunger and nutrition; and world hunger and
development.
If you work in Early Years settings it is essential that you are
well informed and aware of health and safety issues and procedures
that you may face on a day-to-day basis. This book will provide
clear, concise and practical information about health and safety,
whilst fully translating the legislative documentation that
surrounds it to ensure that you meet OFSTED requirements, and that
you are fulfilling your obligation in keeping the children under
your care safe. Practical advice is offered on issues such as:
common childhood infections and the exclusion periods relating to
them routine medications records, policies and permissions
protective clothing vaccination. Written in accordance with
national health and safety standards that have to be achieved at
inspection, this is part of a practical series of 'how to' guides
that are essential purchases for anyone working in an Early Years
setting looking to certify that their nursery environment safe as
well as fun.
If you work in Early Years settings it is essential that you are
well informed and aware of health and safety issues and procedures
that you may face on a day-to-day basis. This book will provide
clear, concise and practical information about health and safety,
whilst fully translating the legislative documentation that
surrounds it to ensure that you meet OFSTED requirements, and that
you are fulfilling your obligation in keeping the children under
your care safe. Practical advice is offered on issues such as:
common childhood infections and the exclusion periods relating to
them routine medications records, policies and permissions
protective clothing vaccination. Written in accordance with
national health and safety standards that have to be achieved at
inspection, this is part of a practical series of 'how to' guides
that are essential purchases for anyone working in an Early Years
setting looking to certify that their nursery environment safe as
well as fun.
The layout and presentation of the text, with bullet points,
checklists and sample policy documents make the book useful for
staff training sessions as well as a reference point for
practitioners with management responsibility for any aspect of
early years practice.' - Early Years Update If you work in Early
Years settings it is essential that you are well informed and aware
of health and safety issues and procedures that you may face on a
day-to-day basis. Building on the author's previous books How to
Keep Children Safe and How to do a Health and Safety Audit, this
book offers clear, concise and practical information about health
and safety, whilst fully translating the legislative documentation
that surrounds it to ensure that you meet the statutory
requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Each chapter
includes a summary of key points, self-review activities and
best-practice checklists to help you apply the information to
everyday activities. There are also clear guidelines on how to
carry a health and safety audit along with photocopiable templates
and forms that can be easily adapted for your own use. Covering all
aspects of health and safety, The Early Years Health and Safety
Handbook includes guidance on issues such as: planning for a safe
environment; risk assessments; the most common types of accidents
and how to prevent them; safety for indoor and outdoor play;
preparing for outings and trips; first aid for staff and children.
Written in accordance with national health and safety standards
that have to be achieved at inspection, this 'how to' guide is
vital for anyone working in an Early Years setting looking to
certify that their environment is safe as well as fun.
'The layout and presentation of the text, with bullet points,
checklists and sample policy documents make the book useful for
staff training sessions as well as a reference point for
practitioners with management responsibility for any aspect of
early years practice.' - Early Years Update If you work in Early
Years settings it is essential that you are well informed and aware
of health and safety issues and procedures that you may face on a
day-to-day basis. Building on the author's previous books How to
Keep Children Safe and How to do a Health and Safety Audit, this
book offers clear, concise and practical information about health
and safety, whilst fully translating the legislative documentation
that surrounds it to ensure that you meet the statutory
requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Each chapter
includes a summary of key points, self-review activities and
best-practice checklists to help you apply the information to
everyday activities. There are also clear guidelines on how to
carry a health and safety audit along with photocopiable templates
and forms that can be easily adapted for your own use. Covering all
aspects of health and safety, The Early Years Health and Safety
Handbook includes guidance on issues such as: planning for a safe
environment; risk assessments; the most common types of accidents
and how to prevent them; safety for indoor and outdoor play;
preparing for outings and trips; first aid for staff and children.
Written in accordance with national health and safety standards
that have to be achieved at inspection, this 'how to' guide is
vital for anyone working in an Early Years setting looking to
certify that their environment is safe as well as fun.
Dr Malan's iconic book is firmly established as a classic
psychotherapy textbook and it remains extremely popular. The second
edition of this highly individual and fascinating text brings
theory and practice up to date, while keeping the essential
character of the book unchanged. The book offers an invaluable
description of dynamic psychotherapy and the theory on which it is
based. Through the use of numerous case studies and clinical
stories, the book begins by illustrating everyday mental
mechanisms, moving on to a discussion of some of the most profound
problems experienced by human beings. Practical applications of
theory through different techniques are described, from the
straightforward to the handling of some of the most complex and
dangerous situations likely to be encountered in psychotherapy.
Part of the book's unique value is derived from the way in which it
distils from psychoanalytic theory the core of scientific truth.
Covers the principles of dynamic psychotherapy from the most
elementary to some of the most profound Always illustrates these
with true case studies told as they happened Gives full
interpretations and analysis Beautifully written and highly
accessible for anyone with a deep interest in people. New material
for the second edition includes: the relation with the mother in
the male Oedipus complex, disturbances in the relation with
siblings, masochism, and the 'compulsion to repeat'. This is an
important resource for all psychotherapists of any degree of
experience, psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, primary care
physicians, mental health nurses and anyone with an interest in the
human mind. For psychotherapists in training it remains an
outstanding textbook.
Starting in 1844 with the earliest images of the building of the
Palm House, right up to the building of the Australian House and
the 1960s, this book provides a fascinating slice of history,
filtered through the lens of botanical exploration and science.
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The childhood obesity epidemic is an urgent public health problem.
The most recent data available show that nearly 19 percent of boys
and about 15 percent of girls aged 2-19 are obese, and almost a
third of U.S. children and adolescents are overweight or obese
(Ogden et al., 2012). The obesity epidemic will continue to take a
substantial toll on the health of Americans. In the midst of this
epidemic, children are exposed to an enormous amount of commercial
advertising and marketing for food. In 2009, children aged 2-11 saw
an average of more than 10 television food ads per day (Powell et
al., 2011). Children see and hear advertising and marketing
messages for food through many other channels as well, including
radio, movies, billboards, and print media. Most notably, many new
digital media venues and vehicles for food marketing have emerged
in recent years, including Internet-based advergames, couponing on
cell phones, and marketing on social networks, and much of this
advertising is invisible to parents. The marketing of high-calorie,
low-nutrient foods and beverages is linked to overweight and
obesity. A major 2006 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
documents evidence that television advertising influences the food
and beverage preferences, requests, and short-term consumption of
children aged 2-11 (IOM, 2006). Challenges and Opportunities for
Change in Food Marketing to Children and Youth also documents a
body of evidence showing an association of television advertising
with the adiposity of children and adolescents aged 2-18. The
report notes the prevailing pattern that food and beverage products
marketed to children and youth are often high in calories, fat,
sugar, and sodium; are of low nutritional value; and tend to be
from food groups Americans are already overconsuming. Furthermore,
marketing messages that promote nutrition, healthful foods, or
physical activity are scarce (IOM, 2006). To review progress and
explore opportunities for action on food and beverage marketing
that targets children and youth, the IOM's Standing Committee on
Childhood Obesity Prevention held a workshop in Washington, DC, on
November 5, 2012, titled "New Challenges and Opportunities in Food
Marketing to Children and Youth." Table of Contents Front Matter 1
Introduction and Themes of the Workshop 2 Progress Since *Food
Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?* 3 Emerging
Issues in Food Marketing 4 Innovations and Future Work in Industry
Practices 5 Emerging Policy Initiatives and Communication
Strategies 6 Discussions References Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Workshop Participants Appendix C: Acronyms and
Abbreviations Appendix D: Speaker Biographical Sketches
To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care
professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the
effectiveness of obesity prevention policies and programs. Bridging
the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention identifies a new approach to
decision making and research on obesity prevention to use a systems
perspective to gain a broader understanding of the context of
obesity and the many factors that influence it. Table of Contents
Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Obesity Prevention Strategies
in Concept and Practice 3 Rationale for and Overview of the
L.E.A.D. Framework 4 Defining the Problem: The Importance of Taking
a Systems Perspective 5 Specifying Questions and Locating Evidence:
An Expanded View 6 Evaluating Evidence 7 Assembling Evidence and
Informing Decisions 8 Opportunities to Generate Evidence 9 Next
Steps 10 Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix A: Acronyms and
Glossary Appendix B: Other Evidence Projects Appendix C: Review of
Existing Reviews on Obesity Prevention Appendix D: Information
Sources for Locating Evidence Appendix E: An In-Depth Look at Study
Designs and Methodologies Appendix F: Agendas from Two Workshops
Appendix G: Committee Member Biographical Sketches Index
As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear,
the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national
initiatives. Many of these efforts are centered on the community
environment in recognition of the role of environmental factors in
individual behaviors related to food and physical activity. In many
communities, for example, fresh produce is not available or
affordable, streets and parks are not amenable to exercise, and
policies and economic choices make fast food cheaper and more
convenient than healthier alternatives. Community efforts to combat
obesity vary in scope and scale; overall, however, they remain
fragmented, and little is known about their effectiveness. At the
local level, communities are struggling to determine which obesity
prevention programs to initiate and how to evaluate their impact.
In this context, the Institute of Medicine held two workshops to
inform current work on obesity prevention in children through input
from individuals who are actively engaged in community- and
policy-based obesity prevention programs. Community perspectives
were elicited on the challenges involved in undertaking policy and
programmatic interventions aimed at preventing childhood obesity,
and on approaches to program implementation and evaluation that
have shown promise. Highlights of the workshop presentations and
discussions are presented in this volume. Table of Contents Front
Matter SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP--June 2008 1 Introduction 2 Perspectives
of Evaluators 3 Perspectives of Site Leaders References SUMMARY OF
WORKSHOP 2--May 2009 Summary 4 Introduction 5 Community-Based
Programs: How Does Information Help Them Achieve Their Goals? 6
Research and Advocacy Groups: How Does Evidence Inform Policy? 7
Decision Makers: How Do Community Perspectives Influence Policy? 8
Closing Remarks References Appendix A: Workshop Agendas Appendix B:
Biographical Sketches Appendix C: Workshop Attendees
Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas summarizes the information
gathered at a workshop held February 5-6, 2009, in Austin, Texas.
At this workshop, committee members met with Texas lawmakers,
public officials, and community leaders to exchange ideas and to
view first-hand strategies that are being implemented effectively
at the state and local levels to prevent and reverse childhood
obesity. Texas leaders at the workshop expressed the strong belief
that the state's economic vitality and security depend on the
health of its population. Accordingly, the state is no longer
simply describing the personal, community, and financial costs of
its obesity crisis; it is taking proactive steps to address the
problem through strategic initiatives. An overarching strategy is
to address obesity by targeting the state's youth, in whom it may
be possible to instill healthy behaviors and lifestyles to last a
lifetime. A guiding principle of these efforts is that they should
be evidence based, community specific, sustainable, cost-effective,
and supported by effective partnerships. Moreover, the goal is for
the responsibility to be broadly shared by individuals, families,
communities, and the public and private sectors. Table of Contents
Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Opening Session 3 Childhood
Obesity in Texas: An Overview 4 Texas State Government: Successes
to Date 5 Texas State Government: What the Future Holds 6 A Look at
the Texas Landscape 7 A Look at the Austin Landscape 8 Live Smart
Texas Panel Presentation 9 Major Themes Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches Appendix C: Workshop Participants
Creating Equal Opportunities for a Healthy Weight is the summary of
a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine's Standing
Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention in June 2013 to examine
income, race, and ethnicity, and how these factors intersect with
childhood obesity and its prevention. Registered participants,
along with viewers of a simultaneous webcast of the workshop, heard
a series of presentations by researchers, policy makers, advocates,
and other stakeholders focused on health disparities associated
with income, race, ethnicity, and other characteristics and on how
these factors intersect with obesity and its prevention. The
workshop featured invited presentations and discussions concerning
physical activity, healthy food access, food marketing and
messaging, and the roles of employers, health care professionals,
and schools. The IOM 2012 report Accelerating Progress in Obesity
Prevention acknowledged that a variety of characteristics linked
historically to social exclusion or discrimination, including race,
ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, gender, age, mental
health, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity,
geographic location, and immigrant status, can thereby affect
opportunities for physical activity, healthy eating, health care,
work, and education. In many parts of the United States, certain
racial and ethnic groups and low-income individuals and families
live, learn, work, and play in places that lack health-promoting
resources such as parks, recreational facilities, high-quality
grocery stores, and walkable streets. These same neighborhoods may
have characteristics such as heavy traffic or other unsafe
conditions that discourage people from walking or being physically
active outdoors. The combination of unhealthy social and
environmental risk factors, including limited access to healthy
foods and opportunities for physical activity, can contribute to
increased levels of chronic stress among community members, which
have been linked to increased levels of sedentary activity and
increased calorie consumption. Creating Equal Opportunities for a
Healthy Weight focuses on the key obesity prevention goals and
recommendations outlined in Accelerating Progress in Obesity
Prevention through the lens of health equity. This report explores
critical aspects of obesity prevention, while discussing potential
future research, policy, and action that could lead to equity in
opportunities to achieve a healthy weight. Table of Contents Front
Matter 1 Introduction and Themes of the Workshop 2 Building
Physical and Social Environments for Physical Activity in High-Risk
Communities 3 Combating Disparities in the Food and Beverage
Environments of Ethnic Minority and Low-Income Communities 4
Equity-Focused Approaches to Obesity Prevention in Workplaces 5
Pathways to Obesity Prevention for Ethnic Minority and Low-Income
Children and Adults in Primary Care 6 Advertising, Promotion, and
Education: Bringing Health Equity to the Message Environment 7
Upgrading Food and Physical Activity Options Before, During, and
After School in Low-Income Neighborhoods 8 Bringing the Pieces
Together References Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Speaker
Biographical Sketches Appendix C: Workshop Participants Appendix D:
Statements at the Workshop Appendix E: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Many organizations are making focused efforts to prevent obesity.
To achieve their goals, accelerate their progress, and sustain
their success, the assistance of many other individuals and
groups-not all of them with a singular focus on obesity
prevention-will be essential. In October 2011 the Institute of
Medicine held a workshop that provided an opportunity for obesity
prevention groups to hear from and hold discussions with many of
these potential allies in obesity prevention. They explored common
ground for joint activities and mutual successes and lessons
learned from efforts at aligning diverse groups with goals in
common. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Background and Rationale 2
Mission: Readiness 3 Food and Agriculture 4 Physical Activity and
the Built Environment 5 Forming Successful Alliances 6 Building
Alliances 7 Final Observations References Appendix A: Workshop
Agenda Appendix B: Speaker Biographical Sketches Appendix C:
Statement of Task Appendix D: Acronyms
Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and
long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and
communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased
dramatically during the last three decades and, despite some
indications of a plateau in this growth, the numbers remain
stubbornly high. Efforts to prevent childhood obesity to date have
focused largely on school-aged children, with relatively little
attention to children under age 5. However, there is a growing
awareness that efforts to prevent childhood obesity must begin
before children ever enter the school system.
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies reviews factors related
to overweight and obese children from birth to age 5, with a focus
on nutrition, physical activity, and sedentary behavior, and
recommends policies that can alter children's environments to
promote the maintenance of healthy weight. Because the first years
of life are important to health and well-being throughout the life
span, preventing obesity in infants and young children can
contribute to reversing the epidemic of obesity in children and
adults. The book recommends that health care providers make parents
aware of their child's excess weight early. It also suggests that
parents and child care providers keep children active throughout
the day, provide them with healthy diets, limit screen time, and
ensure children get adequate sleep.
In addition to providing comprehensive solutions to tackle the
problem of obesity in infants and young children, Early Childhood
Obesity Prevention Policies identifies potential actions that could
be taken to implement those recommendations. The recommendations
can inform the decisions of state and local child care regulators,
child care providers, health care providers, directors of federal
and local child care and nutrition programs, and government
officials at all levels.
Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the
United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children
over 2 years of age are already overweight or obese. While the
prevalence of childhood obesity appears to have plateaued in recent
years, the magnitude of the problem remains unsustainably high and
represents an enormous public health concern. All options for
addressing the childhood obesity epidemic must therefore be
explored. In the United States, legal approaches have successfully
reduced other threats to public health, such as the lack of passive
restraints in automobiles and the use of tobacco. The question then
arises of whether laws, regulations, and litigation can likewise be
used to change practices and policies that contribute to obesity.
On October 21, 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) held a
workshop to bring together stakeholders to discuss the current and
future legal strategies aimed at combating childhood obesity. Legal
Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention summarizes the
proceedings of that workshop. The report examines the challenges
involved in implementing public health initiatives by using legal
strategies to elicit change. It also discusses circumstances in
which legal strategies are needed and effective. This workshop was
created only to explore the boundaries of potential legal
approaches to address childhood obesity, and therefore, does not
contain recommendations for the use of such approaches.
To get the full benefit of branding, companies must actually
live the brands they sell. This approach is called integrated
branding and it's not just a communications strategy. Companies
must demonstrate to themselves and their customers that its brands
are what the company is. The Brand and the company are inseparable,
and that realization must pervade the entire organization, from new
product development to human resource management. Integrated
branding is a way of operating, an overall way of doing business,
and a way to make certain a company's products are based on the
right answers to two mutually reinforcing questions: What do
customers value and what does the company do best in relation to
what the customers want? The tools to accomplish these goals are
called drivers. LePla and Parker show clearly and comprehensively
how drivers work and how to apply them. Not just for marketing
directors, strategy planners and executive policy makers will also
find this to be an essential resource in their quest to increase
market leadership and to enhance the bottom line.
Through their integrated brand model, LePla and Parker discuss
both organization drivers and brand drivers. They see the process
as a research-driven one that gets everyone in the organization
contributing to the effectiveness of its brands. With brand tools
accepted throughout the company, people can determine more easily
and accurately whether their decisions and actions will actually
further the brand. The authors show how different companies apply
their model in different ways. LePla and Parker also include
discussions of how to determine brand structure, how an integrated
brand applies to marketing communications, and how integrated
brands can help companies when they go public.
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza draws upon his lifelong work in
archaeology, anthropology, genetics, molecular biology, and
linguistics, to address the basic questions of human origins and
diversity. Coauthored by his son, Francesco, the book answers
age-old questions such as: Was there a mitochondrial Eve? Did the
first humans originate in Africa or in several spots on the planet
at about the same time? How did humans get onto North America, the
tip of South America, and Australia?
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