Issue Brief (Grantmakers Health). 2001 Oct 31(11):1-32.
On October 31, 2001, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) convened an Issue Dialogue in Washington, DC, on the problem of obesity and its implications for personal and public health. The purpose of this meeting was to help the staff and trustees of health foundations and corporate giving programs understand the nature of today's epidemic and explore ways in which they could play a role in identifying and promoting effective solutions. In addition to discussing the scope and implications of overweight and obesity in the United States, presenters and discussants provided insights into the strategies that grantmakers might want to consider to address this serious health problem. This Issue Brief incorporates the information and ideas shared during the meeting into the background paper which was prepared for participants at the Issue Dialogue. It offers detailed data on the prevalence and growth of overweight and obesity in various populations, discusses their impact on health and the costs of care, reviews the major causes, and suggests strategies for both prevention and treatment. In the context of those strategies, this report also profiles a number of efforts by both grantmakers and government agencies to tackle some of the root causes of this important public health issue.
2001年10月31日，健康资助者组织（GIH）在华盛顿特区召开了一次关于肥胖问题及其对个人和公共健康影响的问题对话会。本次会议的目的是帮助健康基金会和企业捐赠项目的工作人员及受托人了解当今这一流行病的本质，并探索他们在识别和推广有效解决方案中可以发挥作用的方式。除了讨论美国超重和肥胖的范围及影响外，演讲者和讨论者还就资助者可能想要考虑的应对这一严重健康问题的策略提供了见解。本问题简报将会议期间分享的信息和想法纳入了为问题对话会参与者准备的背景文件中。它提供了关于不同人群中超重和肥胖的患病率及增长情况的详细数据，讨论了它们对健康和护理成本的影响，回顾了主要原因，并提出了预防和治疗策略。在这些策略的背景下，本报告还介绍了资助者和政府机构为解决这一重要公共卫生问题的一些根本原因所做的一些努力。
