As we tie a bow on 2020 and look ahead to 2021, take a look at the events, efforts and initiatives that shaped the OAC’s progress this year.

OAC’s outgoing Chairwoman, Michelle Vicari, writes an inspiring final letter to the OAC Community that shows just how far we’ve come, together.

On December 17, 2020, the OAC’s CEO, Joe Nadgloski, will join OCAN Founding Chair, Jeanne Blankenship, MS RDN, VP, Washington Policy Advisor, Chris Gallagher and The Glover Park Group Vice President, Adam Goldstein in a meeting with the upcoming Biden administration. This meeting will be an opportunity to discuss the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act
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A thank you message to our 2020 advertisers of OACs Weight Matters Magazine for making this our most popular educational resource to date!

A Q&A about advocacy with OAC Member Shenese Colwell, who was recently awarded a grant to fund a game/mental exercise she is creating for the bariatric patient community.

New data on the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shows that it is equally effective in people regardless of whether they have obesity, contrary to prior speculation. Get the facts here.

Join us for our upcoming December episode of the OAC’S monthly broadcast: OAC’s Holiday Special – Reflecting Back, Looking Forward! In this episode, we’ll be celebrating the holiday season, looking back at the OAC in 2020, and turning our eyes on what’s to come in 2021. Here’s what else you can expect from this episode:
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A professional advocate from The Creative Coalition shares how her nonprofit from the arts and entertainment industry is helping to get obesity on the forefront of the nation’s health agenda.