Top Obesity Developments of 2012
Ted Kyle, Chair of the Advocacy Committee for The Obesity Society, reflects on the most important developments of 2012 for obesity. He credits the George Washington University Department of Health Policy with helping shift focus toward obesity and health and away from weight loss outcomes through dialogue with experts, advocates, and the FDA.
STOP Obesity Alliance February E-Newsletter
Dear Reader,
Myths, misconceptions and misinformation about obesity and weight remain pervasive. These can make an already difficult task – managing weight and health – even more challenging and can fuel weight stigma, which is as pervasive in our society as the myths themselves. Click here to read more.
Dr. Carmona Supports EHB Task Force Recommendations
View Dr. Richard H. Carmona’s, 17th U.S. Surgeon General and the Alliance’s Health and Wellness Chairperson, letter of support for the Essential Health Benefits Task Force recommendations here.
Purpose Statement
The Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance is a collaboration of consumer, provider, government, labor, business, health insurers and quality-of-care organizations united to drive innovative and practical strategies that combat obesity.
The Alliance's goal is to help reverse America's rising trend in obesity and related conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers by:
- Identifying and breaking down cultural and systemic biases around obesity;
- Re-defining success as sustained weight loss based on health rather than only by societal norms;
- Highlighting research-based initiatives and technologies to improve prevention and care; and
- Identifying, recommending and promoting innovations in community, employer, and healthcare delivery and financing systems.
The STOP Obesity Alliance will foster change in society's perceptions of, and approaches to, preventing and treating obesity in the context of the real-world environment in which we live.
The STOP Obesity Alliance is directed by Scott Kahan, M.D., M.P.H., director of the National Center for Weight and Wellness and faculty member at The George Washington University's School of Public Health & Health Services.