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.
July 21st, 2010
The information gap and general lack of understanding of obesity’s unique and disproportionate impact on women contributes to the challenges of the 65 million American women who are considered overweight or obese, said the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance Task Force on Women at a meeting on Capitol Hill today.
July 7th, 2010
This past June, more than 20,000 U.S. employees representing over 80 companies walked the equivalent of roughly two million miles, or 80 times around the globe, as part of the National Employee Wellness Month Challenge.
June 16th, 2010
Virgin HealthMiles, a leading provider of employee health and productivity programs that reward individuals for getting healthy, today announced the recipients of its 2010 Eye on Wellness awards.
June 10th, 2010
In tandem with June’s National Employee Wellness Month, Virgin HealthMiles, the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance and the Institute for Health and Productivity Management have developed a collection of wellness resources and tools designed to help employers and employees create healthier workplaces.
June 1st, 2010
Sixty-two percent of American businesses and nearly 85 percent of employees say the workplace must play a leadership role in creating a healthier workforce and helping to curb rising healthcare costs, according to a new survey released today by Virgin HealthMiles, a leading provider of employee wellness programs that pay people to get active.
May 22nd, 2010
The STOP Obesity Alliance supports the first-ever European Obesity Day on May 22, 2010.
