Medical Professionals Tampa Bay Magazine Features Article Written by OAC’s VP of Marketing and Communications, James Zervios

In the January 2021 issue of Medical Professionals Tampa Bay magazine will be featuring an article about weight bias in healthcare titled “Obesity Action Coalition (OAC): Changing the World for People With Obesity.” This article was written by OAC’s VP of Marketing and Communications, James Zervios, and discusses the harmful impact of weight bias in
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ABC Action News released a short segment on the Stop Weight Bias Campaign on January 12, 2021 that featured OAC Chairwoman, Patty Nece, JD. This segment dives into the harmful effects of weight bias and brings on Patty Nece to discuss her experience with weight bias and the negative impact it can have on someone’s
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Tampa, Fla. – The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) has launched a new national public awareness campaign, titled “Stop Weight Bias” in an effort to raise awareness about the negative impact of weight bias from childhood to adulthood and highlight the areas of life where people affected by obesity face weight bias the most, such as
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Today, the OAC is launching its official campaign to stop weight bias! Learn more about how this campaign got started and what it hopes to accomplish.

Tampa, Fla. – The OAC is honored to welcome Patricia Nece, JD, as Chairwoman of the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC). Ms. Nece has been a long time member of the OAC and served as Vice-Chairwoman of the Board and Chair of the OAC Weight Bias Committee for the past two years. She was also the recipient of
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As we kick-off an exciting year in 2021, the OAC welcomes our newest Chairwoman and a new member of our National Board of Directors. Learn more!

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.