Open AccessFraming the Consequences of Childhood Obesity to Increase Public Support for Obesity Prevention Policy
Author(s) -
Sarah E. Gollust,
Jeff Niederdeppe,
Colleen L. Barry
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301271
Subject(s) - obesity , seriousness , childhood obesity , public health , framing (construction) , politics , social psychology , public policy , psychology , medicine , environmental health , political science , overweight , nursing , structural engineering , law , engineering
We examined the effects of messages describing consequences of childhood obesity on public attitudes about obesity prevention policy.