New Electronic Health Records Incentive Program Includes Obesity Measures
By Casey Langwith and Anna Muldoon, Members of The George Washington University’s Research Team for the STOP Obesity 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.
Obesity is associated with significantly increased risk of more than 20 chronic diseases and health conditions that cause devastating consequences and increased mortality. Beyond the significant personal toll of obesity and related health complications are driving up health care costs and threatening employers' bottom lines. The links below go to a series of fact sheets that provides information to help shed light on this complex health issue.
Fast Facts: Benefits of 5 to 10 Percent Weight Loss
Fast Facts: Obesity-Related Chronic Disease
Fast Facts: The Cost of Obesity
Fast Facts: Employer and Employee Attitudes on Obesity