Provider Workforce in the Context of Severe Obesity
Medical professionals are not minted overnight. Health professions grow and transform over decades, not months.
Letters from the Director Archive
Pregnancy-Related Weight Change & Obesity
A growing body of evidence indicates that obesity has a detrimental impact on reproductive potential in women.
National Employee Well-Being Month
June 2018 marked the tenth annual National Employee Wellbeing Month (NEWM).
HCP Beliefs About Causes, Accommodations & Techniques
Earlier this year, we published findings from a 2016 national survey.
Rationale for People-First Language
Language matters. The words we use to discuss health and disease directly impact beliefs, behaviors, and experiences.
Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of excess body fat (adiposity) that presents a risk to health.
Over the past decade, researchers have explored the link between social relationships and individual health outcomes.
It is likely that the proportion of cancer cases and deaths attributable to obesity will continue to rise in the U.S. and globally over the next decade.
Year in Review, Looking Forward
Thank you to our STOP Obesity Alliance members and partners for your dedicated efforts to improve obesity prevention and treatment this past year.
Workplace Policy Approaches to Obesity Prevention & Control
Employers are among the stakeholders with the most to gain from policies that foster healthy weight management.