title: Giving health a place at the table. Two years of progress on Minnesota's obesity plan.
abstract: Minnesota's rising number of obese and overweight residents prompted the Minnesota Department of Health in 2008 to create a plan to reduce obesity and its associated health consequences. The plan attacks the problem from both an individual and a public health perspective. This article describes Minnesota's obesity plan and reports on progress that has been made to date.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Physical Activity and Nutrition Program, USA.
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Burleson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012307:Risk Factors