OAC comments on two new trending news articles, breaking down how COVID-19 is challenging us to think differently about obesity, treatment, and healthcare.

The Creative Coalition (a group of actors, writers, directs and designers) and Novo Nordisk are encouraging people to get to know the facts about COVID-19 and its impact on people living with obesity. The Creative Coalition and Novo Nordisk are featuring the OAC as the top patient resource and encouraging everyone to use OAC resources
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Coming off the recent release of the Trust for America’s 2020 State of Obesity Report, OAC is breaking down the message behind these statistics and what the report means for individuals affected by obesity.

When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, it was unknown that obesity would be a major risk factor for the illness. It wasn’t until recently that dozens of studies began reporting that many of the sickest COVID-19 patients have been people with obesity. For people with obesity, the extra risk adds a psychological burden, says Patty
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OAC Vice-Chair Patty Nece, JD, shares her perspective as an individual living with obesity while navigating the COVID-19 pandemic – including her worries, fears, and experiences with weight bias.

Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) President and CEO, Joe Nadglowski, makes an urgent call to action to visit the OAC Action Center where you can help us support the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act.

In recognition of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, an OAC member and parent reflects on her son’s recent pediatrician appointment, where weight gain was a topic of conversation. She shares what it revealed to her about childhood obesity, weight stigma, and more.

Now more than ever, it’s important to stand with OAC to grow support from Congress for passing the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA). Not sure what TROA is or why passing this legislation is so urgent? Here’s all the information you need to know so you can help get TROA over the finish line.

The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) is a bipartisan bill that will give Medicare-eligible Americans greater access to obesity healthcare services, treatments and providers. Currently, this bill has Congressional support from 185 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and has yet to come up for a committee or floor vote since
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The OAC has just debuted a NEW online video series called “Advocacy 101: All the Ways You Can Make a Difference.” Check it out if you’ve ever wondered what it takes to be an OAC advocate, what we fight for, and how you can easily start to get involved.

Tampa, Fla. – Weight bias has harmed people with obesity for decades throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. But new research from the Obesity Action Coalition suggests that explicit weight bias may be declining in the U.S. Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA, weight bias expert and OAC National Board member, presented these new insights
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OAC releases new research data showing that explicit weight bias may be declining in the United States but not in the United Kingdom. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers and what they mean.