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The Food and Water System: Impacts on Obesity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Courtney A. Pinard ,
Sonia A. Kim ,
Mary Story  and
Amy L. Yaroch
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On May 7-9, 2012, obesity prevention leaders, including public health professionals across federal, state and local levels, policymakers and decision makers, community leaders as well as researchers engaged in policy, systems and environmental (PSE) efforts related to obesity prevention, convened at the Weight of the Nation (WON) conference in Washington, D.C. In recognition of the growing interest in the relationship between the food system and public health, and obesity in particular, organizers of the WON invited leading experts from multiple disciplines to work as a committee to plan five sessions related to these topics. These experts decided to expand the focus of the sessions to include public drinking water systems and to organize sessions with the goal of identifying solutions to create a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food and water system. This paper presents the key themes, challenges, and potential solutions and discussed within the Food and Water System: Agriculture, Access and Sustainability track (hereinafter referred to as the “Food and Water System Track”).

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 41 , Issue S2 , Summer 2013 , pp. 52 - 60
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2013

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