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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Join us for our upcoming December episode of the OAC’S monthly broadcast: OAC’s Holiday Special – Reflecting Back, Looking Forward! In this episode, we’ll be celebrating the holiday season, looking back at the OAC in 2020, and turning our eyes on what’s to come in 2021. Here’s what else you can expect from this episode:
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With the holidays approaching, the OAC is excited to kick off our year-end fundraising campaign by asking our community to Share Your Why, Give Your Why!  On December 1st, we are asking everyone in our community to log on to their social media platform and tell us why the OAC is meaningful to you or
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The OAC is back with our second broadcast. This episode will feature OAC’s Policy Consultant and President/CEO as we bring them on to break down the impact of the 2020 elections on our community and how changing political landscapes can shape obesity legislation and healthcare. We’ll also be welcoming on OAC’s Chairwoman to share a motivating
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The Obesity Society (TOS) will be taking their annual ObesityWeek virtual! The OAC is proud to announce that for the week of November 2-6, 2020, we will be partaking in the exhibitor portion of the week. Anyone who is registered and attending ObesityWeek will have the opportunity to visit our exhibit, see our resources and
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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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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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The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) is a bipartisan bill that will give Medicare-eligible Americans greater access to obesity healthcare services, treatments and providers. Currently, this bill has Congressional support from 185 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and has yet to come up for a committee or floor vote since
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Tampa, Fla. – Weight bias has harmed people with obesity for decades throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. But new research from the Obesity Action Coalition suggests that explicit weight bias may be declining in the U.S. Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA, weight bias expert and OAC National Board member, presented these new insights
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Tampa, Fla. – On July 21st, The Massachusetts Coalition for Action on Obesity (MCAO) will welcome OAC President and CEO, Joe Nadglowski, to share insights on weight bias and its impact on people with obesity during COVID-19. Obesity is quickly becoming one of the top risk factors for severe complications from COVID-19. Unfortunately, research demonstrates
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