OAC Interviews Queen Latifah

 As part of our partnership with Novo Nordisk for their “It’s Bigger Than Me” Campaign, our President and CEO, Joe Nadglowski had the opportunity to interview Queen Latifah, Novo Nordisk’s official spokesperson for this campaign. Watch this special interview on our YouTube channel to learn more about “It’s Bigger Than Me,” why Queen Latifah
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On October 15th, OAC’s President and CEO Joe Nadglowski met with the White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC). He was joined by Hannah Martin from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Dr. Fatima Stanford from Harvard/Mass General. The OAC was asked to contribute to the conversation about efforts to expand providers under Medicare Part
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On behalf of its 75,000 members, Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) applauds Massachusetts for its efforts to end weight bias! Senators Rausch and Khan have sponsored SB-1127, and Representatives Nguyen, Kearney, Sabadosa, Robinson, LeBoeuf, and Kilcoyne have sponsored HB-1822. With this legislation, Massachusetts has the opportunity to become only the second state in the U.S. to
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The Fall 2021 issue of Weight Matters Magazine is now available for download.

Form Health joins the OAC Chairman’s Council!

ObesityWeek® 2021 will take place from November 1-5 and will give attendees the chance to connect with colleagues and learn the latest in obesity science.

Laura shares the powerful story of how her son, Seth, overcame bullying incited from being affected by obesity.

The OAC offers weight bias trainings that are available to companies and organizations looking to get more involved in the space of obesity!

OAC President and CEO, Joe Nadglowski, releases a powerful statement on Trust for America’s Health’s 2021 State of Obesity Report and Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s State-Specific 2020 Data on Adult Obesity Prevalence.

Tampa, Fla. – September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness month, and the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is taking this month to recognize the weight bias and bullying that exists amongst children who are affected by excess weight or obesity. Studies show that at least 30% of girls with excess weight and 24% of boys with
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Seth shares his story about how living with obesity has affected his childhood.

OAC’s Annual Convention is empowering and educational. We sat down with a member who has been to all 10 of our meetings so far to ask about her experiences.