The Surgeon General's
Call To Action
To Prevent and Decrease
Overweight and Obesity
2001

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Library of Medicine Cataloging in Publication

The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent and decrease overweight and obesity / Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health. - - Rockville, MD : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General ; Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2001.

Includes bibliographical references.
Also available on the internet.

1. Obesity--prevention & control. 2. Weight Gain. I. United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General. II. United States. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. III. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) IV. National Institutes of Health (U.S.)

02NLM: WD 210 S9593 2001

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Institutes of Health

This publication is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library

Suggested Citation:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent and decrease overweight and obesity.  [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General; [2001].  Available from: US GPO, Washington.

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
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In Memory of Paul Ambrose, M.D., M.P.H.
(December 26, 1968–September 11, 2001)

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

As senior editor of this Call To Action, Dr. Ambrose’s commitment to promoting public health and preventing disease was a critical force in the development of this document.

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Last revised: January 11, 2007