Text Mining of United States Obesity-Related Public Policies: Systematic Document Search.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity has become a worldwide health problem, caused by multiple and complex factors. To face this challenge, governments have played a central role in combating its rise. Considering this, public policies are introduced or enacted for the benefit of whole populations, taking into account the perspective of multiverse social stakeholders based on solid scientific fundamentals.

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine obesity-related public policies in the United States and the District of Columbia, in order to understand their scientific basis.

Methods

We analyzed the public policies implemented in the United States from 2003 to 2013, during which time the largest number of obesity-related public policies were introduced, using text mining.

Result

SUBMITTER: Spanhol-Finocchio C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424466 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature