By: Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) For quite some time, we’ve talked about unveiling a brand new, completely transformed OAC membership model called the OAC Community. With great excitement, we’re ready to share that it’s finally here and waiting for you! The OAC’s new Community embodies everything we believe in and hope for. Joining together with
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By Mckinzie Step OAC’s Community Outreach Engagement Specialist I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. If you find yourself wondering, “Who is behind the OAC’s new Community and all of the ongoing updates?” Well, it’s an entire team of us here on the OAC Board of Directors and staff. However, I have the
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By Michelle Vicari, OAC Chairwoman Temecula, CA A little over 12 years ago, I found myself alone, crying in my car after opening the mail. I had been referred for bariatric surgery by my doctor who said that it might help alleviate some of the obesity-related health issues I was dealing with. I had severe
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by Nikki Massie, MA Baltimore, MD I learned a new word last week: Ubuntu. Now, computer programming enthusiasts might recognize ubuntu as an open-source operating system for computers, but before it came to mean that, it had another very powerful meaning. It is a word that originates in Sub-Saharan Africa and can be loosely translated
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