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State Policy Approaches to Obesity Prevention: Are There Differential Effects by Age Group?

Koehn, Cassandra Leigh
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-7088
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1415104098

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2014, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
The precipitous rise in obesity in the United States has prompted many states to pass policies to encourage healthy eating and physical activity. However, most policies are written to influence the health habits of children. Older adults may not benefit from current policy initiatives. A life course framework is used to investigate whether obesity legislation affects state rates of obesity among older adults, as well as younger ones. This research uses a data set on obesity policies enacted between the years 2003-2011.Waves 2003 and 2011 of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are used to measure state rates of obesity. Multiple regression analysis is conducted to determine if the enactment of obesity legislation is associated with changes in state obesity rates among younger and older adults. Results show that state rates of obesity are not associated with the enactment of obesity legislation among either age group.
J. Scott Brown (Committee Chair)
Suzanne Kunkel (Committee Member)
Jennifer Bulanda (Committee Member)
52 p.
Gerontology
Obesity policies; life course framework; BRFSS

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  • Koehn, C. L. (2014). State Policy Approaches to Obesity Prevention: Are There Differential Effects by Age Group? [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1415104098

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Koehn, Cassandra. State Policy Approaches to Obesity Prevention: Are There Differential Effects by Age Group? . 2014. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1415104098.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Koehn, Cassandra. "State Policy Approaches to Obesity Prevention: Are There Differential Effects by Age Group? ." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1415104098

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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