As the COVID-19 pandemic continues affecting patients worldwide, OAC is urging insurance providers to suspend pre-bariatric surgery requirements.

URGENT: OAC needs your help! Make quality obesity education, support and REAL help possible for someone in need with a donation to our Convention Scholarship Program. Make your donation by March 18 and your gift will be doubled!

For a patient with obesity seeking primary care, what does good obesity healthcare mean to you? How do you think the conversation around weight should go? Let’s discuss.

OAC thanks Medi-Weightloss for renewing their support at the Patron Level of our Chairman’s Council. Learn more about the Council and our newest member.

OAC is excited to share that it has joined the newly formed Global Obesity Patient Alliance to ignite and inspire global change for people living with obesity. Learn more about GOPA and what it means for OAC to participate.

Tampa, FL. – The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), a more than 75,000 member-strong nonprofit organization focused on improving the lives for people with obesity, has officially joined the Global Obesity Patient Alliance (GOPA). Founded in 2019, GOPA’s mission is to ignite and inspire global change for people living with and affected by obesity through supporting
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The last day of OCW2020 is “I Care” Day, which aims to humanize obesity. Why do you care about obesity? It’s time to challenge false perceptions and make change happen.

March 6th is Childhood Obesity Day of Obesity Care Week. Learn why this issue is important and sign today’s petition if you agree that children with obesity deserve the same access to healthcare as adults.

March 5th is Access to Care Day of Obesity Care Week. Check out OAC’s core beliefs about access to care and Take Action to support the final passage of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act.

OAC works with distinguished experts and global medical organizations to craft a newly-published global consensus to end weight stigma.

March 4th is World Obesity Day, and obesity-focused organizations around the globe have sent a joint declaration to the World Health Organization calling for a change in the narrative around obesity. Do your part in making a difference! Read on to send a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services about leading the U.S. in being a force for change.

March 3rd is Obesity Treatment Day of Obesity Care Week 2020. Discover what quality obesity treatment should look like, why it matters, and resources for finding it.