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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

STOP Obesity Alliance Supports First-Ever European Obesity Day

The STOP Obesity Alliance has signed on to support the first-ever European Obesity Day (EOD) on May 22, 2010. 

STOP Obesity Alliance Launches Task Force on Women to Help Improve the Health of Millions of Overweight and Obese Women and Empower the Family’s “Chief Health Officer”

STOP launched its Task Force on Women to take a closer look at the disproportionate grip obesity and chronic disease has on women in the United States.  

STOP Obesity Alliance Partners with State Legislators In Summit to Address Hispanic Obesity

“Hispanic obesity and related chronic diseases are at crisis proportions,” said Christine Ferguson, JD, director of the Alliance.

Virgin HealthMiles, the STOP Obesity Alliance and the Institute for Health and Productivity Management Join Forces to Sponsor Second Annual “National Employee Wellness Month” This June

Virgin HealthMiles and the the STOP Obesity Alliance announced they will sponsor the second annual National Employee Wellness Month this June.

New Surveys from the STOP Obesity Alliance Show Primary Care Doctors and Patients See Shared Role in Weight Loss, But Ask, Now What?

Primary care physicians agree they have a role in addressing obesity, but say they do not have the right weight management resources.

Journal Article on Alliance Survey Ranks Among Health Affairs’ Most Viewed in 2009

The article includes findings from the Alliance’s Decision Maker survey.

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STOP Obesity Alliance Supports National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

The STOP Obesity Alliance signed on to support a resolution to designate September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.

Seventeen Thousand National Employee Wellness Month Challenge Participants Circle the Globe to Promote a Healthy Workplace

Virgin HealthMiles declared Ohio-based Fyda Freightliner the winner of the National Employee Wellness Month’s inaugural  corporate steps challenge. 

16th and 17th U.S. Surgeons General, STOP Obesity Alliance Announce America has Reached Tipping Point on Obesity, Call for Direct Action

The two most recent Surgeons General of the United States led the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance in urging policymakers.

Obesity Experts and Surgeons General Call on Policymakers to Adopt Obesity Recommendations

Experts join together to develop recommendations to urge policymakers to act on the inclusion of obesity in healthcare reform.

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