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Recent Letters from the Director

Nov 2025 Letter from the Director

Obesity in the Workforce

Obesity in the Workforce

December 3, 2025

Inclusive and supportive workplaces for people with obesity remain the exception rather than the norm.

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The Changing Global Obesity Landscape

The Changing Global Obesity Landscape

October 31, 2025

The global burden of obesity continues to rise.  Without effective and collective action, overweight and obesity will continue to increase globally.

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The Relationship between Obesity and the Immune System

The Relationship between Obesity and the Immune System

September 30, 2025

This month STOP is exploring a topic that is relatively new to us, the relationship obesity has with immune health.

 

 

 

News Archive

September 2018

Pledge to Take ACTION for National Obesity Care Week

More than 93 million Americans currently have obesity, and obesity rates have doubled among adults in the last 20 years.

August 2018

Provider Workforce in the Context of Severe Obesity

Medical professionals are not minted overnight. Health professions grow and transform over decades, not months.

Distribution of Health Providers for Severe Obesity

Treatment Providers for Severe Obesity - It takes a village: promote provider training and collaboration to improve access.

July 2018

Pregnancy-Related Weight Change & Obesity

A growing body of evidence indicates that obesity has a detrimental impact on reproductive potential in women.

June 2018

National Employee Well-Being Month

June 2018 marked the tenth annual National Employee Wellbeing Month (NEWM).

May 2018

HCP Beliefs About Causes, Accommodations & Techniques

Earlier this year, we published findings from a 2016 national survey.

April 2018

Rationale for People-First Language

Language matters. The words we use to discuss health and disease directly impact beliefs, behaviors, and experiences.

March 2018

Tools to Assess Adiposity

Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of excess body fat (adiposity) that presents a risk to health. 

February 2018

Obesity in Social Networks

Over the past decade, researchers have explored the link between social relationships and individual health outcomes.

Obesity and Cancer

Obesity & Cancer

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.

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