The OAC is pleased to welcome ProCare Health for joining as a member of our honorary Chairman’s Council! Learn more about ProCare Health here.
The OAC is pleased to welcome ProCare Health for joining as a member of our honorary Chairman’s Council! Learn more about ProCare Health here.
When you make a charitable gift to the OAC during this season of giving, you directly help us educate more people about obesity — people like Faith from North Carolina, who uses the OAC’s educational resources to support adolescents who are affected.
The OAC is pleased to welcome GI Dynamics, Inc. for returning as a member of our honorary Chairman’s Council! Learn more about GI Dynamics and their support of the OAC right here.
When you make a charitable gift to the OAC during this season of giving, you help us create real change for real people – people like Ava from Louisiana who found her voice as an advocate for people affected by obesity.
Recently, the OAC Weight Bias Task Force responded to an issue involving weight bias on behalf of USA Today. See how we took #OACAction and what happened as a result!
At ObesityWeek 2018 in early November, the OAC hosted its own reception to honor outstanding advocates who have helped our organization grow and reach more people. Learn more about these key influencers and what ObesityWeek taught us!
Giving Tuesday 2019 is the festive kick-off to the season of giving, and the OAC is participating! By making a charitable gift of any chosen amount, you can help us create real change for real people affected by obesity.
When you see or hear an example of weight bias, call it out! Check-out these sample responses to help you respond respectively and constructively.
The media is a big perpetrator of weight bias, especially with imagery and language. Take #OACAction by using/sharing the resources that OAC has available!
Tampa, Fla. – Patient Stories Day on October 13th, 2018, marked the end of another successful National Obesity Care Week. NOCW is a national campaign aimed to change the way we care about obesity by creating a society that understands, respects and accepts the complexities of obesity and values science-based care. With thousands of individuals
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Tampa, Fla. – Bariatric Surgery has proven to be one of the safest and most effective treatments for severe obesity. However, patient access to this treatment option is limited throughout the U.S. To help address this issue, National Obesity Care Week (NOCW), in collaboration with Ethicon, Leavitt Risk Partners (LRP) and Medtronic are proud to
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Tampa, Fla. – Since 2015, National Obesity Care Week (NOCW) has joined individuals and organizations together nationwide to change the way we care about obesity by creating a society that understands, respects and accepts the complexities of obesity and values science-based care. More than 93 million Americans are affected by obesity and the stigma that
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