2016 News Releases

Tampa, Fla. – The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), a more than 54,000 member-strong 501(c)(3) National nonprofit organization, is setting its sights on ending weight bias with public support for its 2016 end-of-year donation campaign, End Weight Bias – People First, Perception Matters. As 2016 comes to a close, the OAC is asking all of its
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New Orleans, La. – New research in two separate studies presented at ObesityWeek demonstrates that health plans often stand in the way of obesity care. In one study, researchers from Harvard, ConscienHealth, and the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) found that Americans report they don’t have health insurance that will pay for obesity care recommended in
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New Orleans, La. – New research, sponsored by the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), presented at ObesityWeek 2016 indicates that weight shaming is less common as the public comes to understand that obesity is a serious medical condition. Between 2013 and 2016, public perception of obesity as a “personal problem of bad choices” dropped from 44
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Tampa, Fla. – Our Nation’s Capital, Washington, DC, played host to the OAC’s 5th Annual Your Weight Matters National Convention, where more than 600 registrants had the opportunity to unite, inspire and engage with each other while learning from the country’s leading experts in weight management on how to better manage their weight and health.
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Tampa, Fla. – The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is excited to announce the launch of its brand new FREE stock image gallery. The OAC Image Gallery was created with one simple goal in mind: providing the public with a set of images free of weight bias or stigma. “Visual depictions of weight bias are far
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National Harbor, MD – The OAC, along with the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington and B’more Fit for Healthy Babies, led by the Baltimore City Health Department and Family League of Baltimore, are excited to invite residents of the DC, Maryland and surrounding metropolitan communities to join us on Saturday, August 27 from 8:30 am to
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Tampa, Fla. – The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) reached 150 supporters from the U.S. House of Representatives after the legislation was brought up earlier this month in the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee by the bill’s Republican sponsor, Representative Eric Paulsen. This recent action at the committee level, coupled with newly announced
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Tampa, Fla. – For the third year in a row, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is excited to announce that the OAC Blog has been selected by Healthline as one of the Best Obesity Health Blogs of 2016. “We’re very honored to be recognized by Healthline among some of the most respected obesity blogs in
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Tampa, Fla. – The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is proud to announce that it has awarded 16 scholarships for individuals to attend the 2016 Your Weight Matters National Convention thanks to the generosity of its members. For 2016, the OAC set a goal to award 10 Convention Scholarships from the Convention Scholarship Fund which it
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Tampa, Fla. – The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), a more than 52,000 member-strong organization, is calling on TNT to suspend Charles Barkley for his latest weight bias-fueled comments made during a recent Inside the NBA broadcast on TNT. “Unfortunately, Mr. Barkley has once again taken the low road and targeted women in San Antonio for
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Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Your Weight Matters National Convention — the leading educational conference created to provide attendees with the RIGHT information about weight and health. This year’s Convention (YWM2016) is taking place August 25-28 in Washington, DC, and it’s an event that will inspire attendees to continue on their journey
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Tampa, Fla. – The OAC is pleased to welcome Amber Huett-Garcia, MPA, as Chairwoman of the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC). As a longtime supporter and advocate for the OAC, and a recipient of the 2014 OAC Chairman’s Award, Ms. Huett-Garcia has assisted greatly with the growth of the Coalition. Ms. Huett-Garcia is a six-year post-op
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