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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

Survey Released to Mark Launch of National Employee Wellness Month; More Than 17,000 Employees Nationwide Participating in Initiative to Spotlight Benefits of Workplace Wellness

America’s workers will take greater responsibility for their health and participate in corporate wellness programs if there is a financial incentive.

Virgin HealthMiles and the STOP Obesity Alliance Rally Corporate America to Create Healthier Workplace Communities

National Employee Wellness Month is designed to inspire corporate America.

STOP Obesity Alliance Primary Care Roundtable

The STOP Obesity Alliance hosted a roundtable on adult primary care treatment and management of obesity on August 5, 2009.

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STOP Obesity Alliance Primary Care Roundtable Summary of Transcript (2009)

The STOP Obesity Alliance hosted a roundtable on adult primary care treatment and management of obesity August 5, 2009.

STOP Obesity Alliance Announces Eight New Associate Members to Help Raise Obesity on the Nation’s Public Health Agenda

Eight medical groups, public health associations and obesity experts joined the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance today.

Obesity And The Workplace: Current Programs and Attitudes Among Employers And Employees

Large employers have accepted a role in addressing obesity in the workplace, but they don’t believe they should act alone.

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STOP Obesity Alliance Releases Obesity GPS to Change America’s Course in the Fight Against Overweight and Obesity

The Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance today released the Obesity GPS – Guide for Policy and Program Solutions.

Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance Proposes Plan to Address the State of the Union’s Obesity Crisis

The Alliance is a collaboration of consumer, provider, business, labor, government, health insurance, and quality-of-care organizations.

New Academic Analysis Identifies Three Barriers to Achieving Healthy and Achievable Policies to Combat Obesity in America

The STOP Obesity Alliance today received a new academic analysis that identifies three barriers to combating obesity in America.

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Re-Visioning Success: How Stigma, Perceptions of Treatment, and Definitions of Success Impact Obesity and Weight Management in America

This research examines contributors to the disconnect btw the scientific data demonstrating harmful effects of obesity and insufficient action to change systems

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