2008-02-25T22:43:35Z2011-03-11T08:57:04Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/5931This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/59312008-02-25T22:43:35ZCombating The Obesogenic Environment: Helping Children Hold Onto HealthGiven the unprecedented global incidence of overweight in children, the issues that potentially create and sustain a circumstance of epidemic childhood overweight, and the efforts that are underway to prevent and remediate childhood overweight need to be examined. The article explores potentially interrelated causes of obesity/overweight in children and their families, and describe efforts underway to remediate environmental correlates through direct intervention, legislation and a shift in public policy.Tanya D Whiteheadwhiteheadt@umkc.edu