Raising healthy children: re-interpreting moral and political responsibility for childhood obesity and chronic disease

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dc.contributor.authorPurcell, Megan
dc.contributor.supervisorMacleod, Colin
dc.date.accessioned2008-07-31T22:35:32Z
dc.date.available2008-07-31T22:35:32Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008-07-31T22:35:32Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Political Science
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractChildhood obesity and chronic disease rates have reached epidemic proportions, but policy responses remain focused on individual health promotion rather than environmental change. This paper reveals the limitations of the current response, the Minimal Public Health (MPH) approach, due to its moral and political foundations. The foundations of the MPH rest upon the problematic liberal public/private divide. Furthermore, the MPH neglects to recognize the legal obligations and implications of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Additionally, children’s entitlements to care extend beyond the provision of basic necessities and demand high standards of nutrition and physical activity to ensure equal and just developmental outcomes. Finally, obesity and chronic disease may limit children’s ability to participate in practices of meaningful citizenship. As a result of its foundations, the MPH is inherently flawed and an alternative public health paradigm must be developed to effectively address childhood obesity and chronic disease.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/1040
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectchildren's rightsen_US
dc.subjectobesityen_US
dc.subjectchronic diseaseen_US
dc.subjectpublic private divideen_US
dc.subjectresponsibilityen_US
dc.subjectpolicyen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Political Scienceen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Sciences and Engineering::Health Sciences::Public healthen_US
dc.titleRaising healthy children: re-interpreting moral and political responsibility for childhood obesity and chronic diseaseen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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