The weight of the nation
Item details
- ISBN: 9780780695085
- ISBN: 0780695089
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
3 videodiscs (276 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 program guide (20 p.) - Publisher: [New York] : HBO Home Box Office ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2012.
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Developed in partnership with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) at the National Academies of Science, in association with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and with support from Kaiser Permanente and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, The Weight of the Nation is one of the largest public health campaigns on obesity the nation has seen to date. Disc 3 has bonus shorts (over four hours of additional material), including twelve comprehensive segments, such as Healthy mom, healthy baby: the risks of excess weight, Obesity and type 2 diabetes, Stigma: the human cost of obesity, and more. Booklet contains additional information about the films and DVD set. Originally broadcast in 2012. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. pt. 1. Consequences / produced by John Hoffman ; editor, Paula Heredia. pt. 2. Choices / directed by Dan Chaykin ; produced by Dan Chaykin, John Hoffman ; editor, Jennifer McGarrity -- disc 2. pt. 3. Children in crisis / produced by John Hoffman ; editor, Paula Heredia. pt. 4. Challenges / directed by Dan Chaykin ; produced by Dan Chaykin, John Hoffman ; editors, Paula Heredia ... [et al.] -- disc 3. Bonus shorts: Healthy mom, healthy baby: the risks of excess weight ; Obesity and type 2 diabetes ; Latino health access: a model of community action ; Nashville takes action: a city battles obesity ; Can a lifetime of excess weight lead to heart disease? ; Poverty and obesity: why healthy food isn't an option ; Stigma: the human cost of obesity ; Overweight in the workplace: how wellness programs can help the American workplace ; The quest to understand the biology of weight loss ; Is weight something we inherit? ; Healthy foods and obesity prevention: increasing markets for fruit and vegetable farmers ; Obesity research and the National Institute of Health. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Dyanna Taylor ; original music, Wendy Blackstone, Adam Dorn, Daniel Freiberg. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: TV-PG CHV rating: PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital, 2.0. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. English or dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional Spanish, English or French subtitles. |
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Subject: | Obesity United States Food habits United States Public health United States |
Genre: | Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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