New York's road to health

BMJ. 2008 Jul 8;337(7662):a673. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a673.

Abstract

From paying poor families to attend health checks to a law requiring the energy content of food to be shown on menus, New York City is taking a bold and pioneering approach to public health. Karen McColl reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Disease / prevention & control
  • Health Policy
  • Health Promotion / economics
  • Health Promotion / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Health Promotion / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Insurance, Health / economics
  • Leadership
  • Legislation, Food
  • New York City
  • Obesity / prevention & control
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Politics
  • Trans Fatty Acids

Substances

  • Trans Fatty Acids