Social justice and the urban obesity crisis : implications for social work / Melvin Delgado.

New York : Columbia University Press, c2013.

viii, 266 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the context -- Introduction -- A social justice paradigm -- The extent of the national obesity crisis -- Health, economic, and social consequences of obesity -- Lack of access to healthy foods -- Limits to places and spaces for physical exercise -- Food industry practices -- Challenges in measuring overweight and obesity -- Community-led health promotion approaches -- Health promotion -- Youth-focused interventions -- Community garden interventions -- Community-based food initiatives -- Implications for social work practice and research.