Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention : A Framework to Inform Decision Making

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 ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Obesity Prevention Strategies in Concept and Practice3 Rationale for and Overview of the L.E.A.D.

Framework4 Defining the Problem: The Importance of Taking a SystemsPerspective5 Specifying Questions and Locating Evidence: An Expanded View6 Evaluating Evidence7 Assembling Evidence and Informing Decisions8 Opportunities to Generate Evidence9 Next Steps10 Conclusions and RecommendationsAppendix A: Acronyms and GlossaryAppendix B: Other Evidence ProjectsAppendix C: Review of Existing Reviews on Obesity PreventionAppendix D: Information Sources for Locating EvidenceAppendix E: An In-Depth Look at Study Designs and MethodologiesAppendix F: Agendas from Two WorkshopsAppendix G: Committee Member Biographical SketchesIndex