Obesity Prevention : A Responsive Communitarian Approach ( Part 1 )
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Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part post by Amitai Etzioni examining the nation’s anti-obesity policies through the lens of a responsive communitarian philosophy. Today, Etzioni lays out a responsive communitarian framework and uses it to diagnose the problems with our current methods of fighting obesity. Tomorrow , Etzioni describes how these current policies should be refocused. Julia Milton contributed research assistance to this post.
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HealthAffairs Blog Obesity Prevention : A Responsive Communitarian Approach ( Part 2 )
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part post by Amitai Etzioni examining the nation’s anti-obesity policies through the lens of a responsive communitarian philosophy. Yesterday, Etzioni laid out a responsive communitarian framework and used it to diagnose the problems with our current methods of fighting obesity. Today, Etzioni describes how these current policies should be ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2010