Community Perspectives

Are you a caregiver to someone who struggles with their weight? YWM2019, OAC’s Your Weight Matters Convention & EXPO coming to Tampa from August 1-3, can help you help them. OAC Community Member and past Convention attendee Dana Rosser tells you how.

OAC Community Member Pamela Jones, a civil rights lawyer, tells us why she signed OAC’s recent letter to NBC officials after a stigmatizing episode of ‘The Tonight Show.’ Hear Pamela’s words of wisdom and take action this May to help OAC educate the media on how to appropriately represent obesity!

Active OAC Community Member, Board Member and volunteer Rob Portinga takes a hike in the woods while telling you what’s so amazing about YWM2019. Don’t miss out on the nation’s leading weight and health education to rejuvenate your health journey! Register now before Early-bird discounts end May 31!

Dr. Abby is a passionate OAC advocate, bariatrician, internist and a patient familiar with obesity in her own life. Hear her story, the lessons she’s learned about treating obesity as a health professional, and the advice she has for patients.