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Improving Coordination of Legal-Based Efforts across Jurisdictions and Sectors for Obesity Prevention and Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Aviva Must ,
Gary Bennett ,
Christina Economos ,
Elizabeth Goodman ,
Joe Schilling ,
Lisa Quintiliani ,
Sara Rosenbaum ,
Jeff Vincent  and
Marice Ashe
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This paper is the companion to the “Assessment of Coordination of Legal-Based Efforts across Jurisdictions and Sectors for Obesity Prevention and Control” paper, and the third of four papers outlining action options that policymakers can consider as discussed as part of the National Summit on Legal Preparedness for Obesity Prevention and Control. The goal of this paper is to identify potential action and policy strategies related to coordination across jurisdictions and sectors that can be adopted by policymakers and implemented by practitioners to address the obesity epidemic. The paper examines collaboration among four sectors — community agencies and organizations (with a special focus on enhancing the built environment), schools, health care institutions, and workplaces — and examines collaboration from both vertical and horizontal perspectives. Additionally, the paper is structured around three legal themes — which are posed as questions — to frame the policy action discussion:

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JLME Supplement
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 37 , Issue S1 , Summer 2009 , pp. 90 - 98
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2009

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