Join Us this Week for OAC’s FIRST Monthly Broadcast!

On October 28, 2020, the OAC will be showing our FIRST monthly broadcast on Facebook LIVE. This event will take place at 3 p.m. (EST) and we encourage everyone to join us for our first episode: Challenging the Narrative – Dispelling Common Myths about Obesity. In this episode we will share with you: Our motivation for
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OAC’s recaps a recent webinar from our partners at ECPO about People-First Language for obesity and other ways to end weight bias and obesity stigma.

A new study shows that physicians certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine are implementing evidence-based obesity care in their practices, which is great news for the emerging field of obesity medicine and for patients.

The OAC a proud partner of ASPEN’s Malnutrition Awareness Week which is dedicated to reducing the incidence of malnutrition through education, resources and advocacy. ASPEN encourages everyone to attend webinars, spread the word, and be a part of the solution this week. For more information on Malnutrition Awareness Week, please click here.

OAC comments on two new trending news articles, breaking down how COVID-19 is challenging us to think differently about obesity, treatment, and healthcare.

The Creative Coalition (a group of actors, writers, directs and designers) and Novo Nordisk are encouraging people to get to know the facts about COVID-19 and its impact on people living with obesity. The Creative Coalition and Novo Nordisk are featuring the OAC as the top patient resource and encouraging everyone to use OAC resources
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Coming off the recent release of the Trust for America’s 2020 State of Obesity Report, OAC is breaking down the message behind these statistics and what the report means for individuals affected by obesity.

When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, it was unknown that obesity would be a major risk factor for the illness. It wasn’t until recently that dozens of studies began reporting that many of the sickest COVID-19 patients have been people with obesity. For people with obesity, the extra risk adds a psychological burden, says Patty
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OAC Vice-Chair Patty Nece, JD, shares her perspective as an individual living with obesity while navigating the COVID-19 pandemic – including her worries, fears, and experiences with weight bias.

Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) President and CEO, Joe Nadglowski, makes an urgent call to action to visit the OAC Action Center where you can help us support the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act.

In recognition of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, an OAC member and parent reflects on her son’s recent pediatrician appointment, where weight gain was a topic of conversation. She shares what it revealed to her about childhood obesity, weight stigma, and more.

Now more than ever, it’s important to stand with OAC to grow support from Congress for passing the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA). Not sure what TROA is or why passing this legislation is so urgent? Here’s all the information you need to know so you can help get TROA over the finish line.