Is the Obesity Epidemic Leveling Off? Don’t be too Sure.
Recently, CDC epidemiologists published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association to the effect that there was not a significant change over the past 12 years in the nation’s obesity rate of 35.5% for adult men and 35.8% for adult women.
STOP Obesity Alliance January E-Newsletter
Dear Reader,
Starting a new year gives us another chance to plan, look ahead and think optimistically about what the future holds for obesity in America. Reflecting on changes in 2011 and what’s in store for 2012, we see areas of great progress, but also areas where that progress is met with great challenges.
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A Legislative Low-Down on Obesity and the States
Webinar Examined State Trends & Upcoming Issues on Obesity & Related Chronic Diseases
The STOP Obesity Alliance hosted a webinar on Tuesday, December 6, in which experts discussed state legislative activities related to obesity and weight-related chronic disease that could signal broader trends in the future. Topics included obesity surveillance and tracking efforts, food and beverage taxes, and efforts to restrict state employee benefits plan coverage. Click here to view the webinar.
The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services was established in July 1997, bringing together three long-standing university programs in the Schools of Medicine, Business and Education.
Today, more than 900 students from nearly every U.S. state and more than 35 nations pursue undergraduate, graduate and doctoral-level degrees in public health. The George Washington University Medical Center is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary academic health center that has consistently provided high-quality medical care in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for 176 years.
The Medical Center is comprised of:
- The School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the 11th oldest medical school in the country
- The School of Public Health and Health Services, the only such school in the nation's capital
- GW Hospital, jointly owned and operated by a partnership between The George Washington University and Universal Health Services, Inc. and
- The GW Medical Faculty Associates, an independent faculty practice plan.
For more information on the SPHHS, visit www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/index.cfm
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