Strategies To Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance
Driving innovative & Practical strategies to combat obesity
The Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance comprises a diverse group of individual, government, advocacy, business, and health organizations dedicated to reversing the obesity epidemic in the United States. Drawing on the strengths of the collaborative, the Alliance conducts research, makes policy recommendations, and develops hands-on tools for providers, advocates, consumers, and policymakers.
What we do to STOP obesity
Conduct Research
Analyze and publish data related to coverage and the costs of obesity, including direct medical and employer-borne costs, but also those related to stigma and bias that impact quality of care.
Develop Tools
Develop research-based patient and health care provider guides to facilitate respectful, productive conversations around weight. Generate reports and guidance that provide essential obesity-related information for policymakers, legislators, and other decision-makers.
Drive Collaboration
Convene key experts for meetings and roundtables to explore and address specific focus areas and barriers to obesity prevention, care, treatment, and coverage, and execute on identified needs.
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Resources
Recent Letters from our Director, Dr. William H. Dietz
The Role of Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment
September 3, 2025
Research has been clear that physical activity should be integrated into both the prevention and comprehensive treatments for obesity.
Roadmap for Transforming Obesity Disease Management
July 25, 2025
Last month, the Center for Biomedical System Design (CBSD) program at Tufts Medical Center's Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies published a comprehensive roadmap for transforming obesity disease management in the United States.
Guest Letter: Metabolic Health Matters: Addressing Obesity and Advancing Solutions in Fatty Liver Disease
June 28, 2025
On the second Thursday in June, Global Fatty Liver Day brings overdue attention to one of the most widespread yet overlooked public health threats of our time: fatty liver disease.