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.
Press Release Archive
Virgin HealthMiles and the the STOP Obesity Alliance announced they will sponsor the second annual National Employee Wellness Month this June.
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.
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.
Virgin HealthMiles declared Ohio-based Fyda Freightliner the winner of the National Employee Wellness Month’s inaugural corporate steps challenge.
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.
America’s workers will take greater responsibility for their health and participate in corporate wellness programs if there is a financial incentive.
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.
Eight medical groups, public health associations and obesity experts joined the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance today.
The Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance today released the Obesity GPS – Guide for Policy and Program Solutions.
The Alliance is a collaboration of consumer, provider, business, labor, government, health insurance, and quality-of-care organizations.
The STOP Obesity Alliance today received a new academic analysis that identifies three barriers to combating obesity in America.
STOP Obesity Alliance Sets 100 Day Plan of Action
The widespread interest in addressing this growing national epidemic is clear.
GW Founds the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent Obesity Alliance (STOP Obesity Alliance)
GWSPH announced today a powerful collaboration of patient, provider, business, labor, health insurance and quality organizations.