Welcome to Weighing In, the STOP Obesity Alliance blog – a new addition to our redesigned Web site.
This blog is a forum developed to facilitate discussion on key topics related to obesity and obesity-related diseases. And there are many topics to discuss!
Obesity continues to plague our nation and increasingly is the gateway to chronic illnesses like diabetes and hypertension. Patients, health care providers, employers, labor, government and insurance providers will all continue to be affected by the tremendous burden of this epidemic. As the STOP Obesity Alliance and its Steering Committee members continue our collaboration on efforts to take on this health crisis, we will take advantage of this forum to have an open dialogue with all of you.
Key contributors to Weighing In are STOP Obesity Alliance Steering Committee members, Christine Ferguson, the STOP Obesity Alliance Director and Dr. Richard H. Carmona, the Health and Wellness Chairperson of the Alliance.
Obesity GPS: A Guide for Policy and Program Solutions
The STOP Obesity Alliance Health & Wellness Chairperson, 17th U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard H. Carmona, facilitated a panel discussion for the launch of the Obesity GPS - featuring the Alliance's Director, Christine Ferguson, the American Medical Group Association's Julie Sanderson-Austin, and the American Heart Association's Dr. John Ring.
Your Weight Matters
By Joseph Nadglowski, President and CEO, The Obesity Action Coalition
Weight and health go hand-in-hand, but many Americans do not always consider their weight and the impact it has on their health. Many individuals walk around each day and do not even know their weight or how it is affecting their health. To get the American public talking about excess weight, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), a nonprofit charity, has developed the “Your Weight Matters” Campaign, a national initiative aimed to get the public to measure their weight and talk to their doctor.
This Web-based campaign, located at www.yourweightmatters.org, has set the goal to open the conversation up between individuals and their doctors about weight and how it impacts/may impact their health. On the “Your Weight Matters” Web site, visitors can receive a step-by-step guide to measuring their weight and get educated on many weight-related topics.
Visitors are also issued the “Your Weight Matters” Campaign Challenge to pledge to talk to their doctor about their weight. Once individuals take the challenge, they will be able to download the free e-toolkit, a helpful guide to use when talking to their doctor about their weight. The e-toolkit contains sample questions to ask when talking to your doctor, questions your doctor may ask you, a food log, helpful wellness tips, additional resources and much more!
Visit the “Your Weight Matters” Campaign Web site today at www.yourweightmatters.org and learn more about this national awareness initiative as well as how you can get involved and take the challenge. If you have questions about this campaign and how else you can be involved, feel free to contact the OAC at (800) 717-3117 or info@yourweightmatters.org.
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