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Tampa, Fla. – The OAC’s Your Weight Matters National Convention, the largest National meeting dedicated to providing scientific-based strategies for individuals impacted by excess weight and obesity, is excited to announce Geisinger Health System as a Convention Scholarship Program Matching Gift Partner. The OAC wants to make the Your Weight Matters National Convention a reality for any individual with a
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Tampa, Fla. – The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is pleased to announce that Nielsen, a global performance management company providing comprehensive understanding of what customers watch and buy, has ranked the Your Weight Matters Campaign PSAs in the top 10% of PSAs for 2016. “We are extremely proud that our PSAs have been ranked in
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The early-bird registration deadline is quickly approaching for YWM2017, the nation’s leading educational conference dedicated to providing evidence-based weight management strategies to individuals looking for quality information and tools to effectively manage their weight and health. Proudly brought to you by the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), the Your Weight Matters National Convention is offering exclusive early-bird rates
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Tampa, Fla. – The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), a more than 54,000 member-strong 501(c)(3) National nonprofit organization dedicated to giving a voice to the individual affected by the disease of obesity and helping individuals along their journey toward better health through education, advocacy and support, is proud to announce the addition of four new members
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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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