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Obesity Prevention Policies in U.S. States and Localities: Lessons …

(3 days ago) WEBIncreasingly, the public health community is calling for a systems-based approach to obesity prevention that recognizes the policy, environmental, and individual level factors that affect behavior and outcomes [ 8, 14, 19 ]. In 2012, the IOM recommended that …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3916087/

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Health Policy Agenda - Obesity Action Coalition

(7 days ago) WEBThe OAC is the leading nonprofit organization representing those affected by the chronic condition of obesity. The OAC provides educational and advocacy information to …

https://www.obesityaction.org/action-through-advocacy/overview-of-advocacy-in-obesity/health-policy-agenda/

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State of Obesity 2023: Better Policies for a Healthier America

(8 days ago) WEBOver the past 20 years, important strides have been made in understanding that obesity is a disease and how to prevent it, including the role that social determinants of health and …

https://www.tfah.org/report-details/state-of-obesity-2023/

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Overweight & Obesity CDC - Centers for Disease Control and …

(8 days ago) WEBFood Assistance and Food Systems Resources. Obesity is a common, serious, and costly chronic disease of adults and children. CDC’s Overweight and …

https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/index.html

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The State of Obesity 2020: Better Policies for a Healthier America

(8 days ago) WEBRates of childhood obesity are also increasing with the latest data showing that 19.3 percent of U.S. young people, ages 2 to 19, have obesity. In the mid-1970s, 5.5 percent …

https://www.tfah.org/report-details/state-of-obesity-2020/

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Role of Policy and Government in the Obesity Epidemic

(5 days ago) WEBIntroduction. In 2001, the Surgeon General's “Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity” 1 identified obesity as a key public health priority for the United States. Obesity rates were …

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.037929

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State of Obesity 2022: Better Policies for a Healthier America

(8 days ago) WEBThe District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Colorado have the lowest adult obesity rates at 24.7 percent, 25 percent, and 25.1 percent respectively. A decade ago, no state had an adult …

https://www.tfah.org/report-details/state-of-obesity-2022/

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Politics, Policies, and the Current Landscape for Obesity

(6 days ago) WEBWhat about Obesity and COVID-19? Another relevant issue in the current landscape is the link between obesity and COVID-19 severity. Research has shown …

https://www.obesityaction.org/politics-policies-and-the-current-landscape-for-obesity/

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Obesity prevention across the US: A review of state‐level policies …

(4 days ago) WEB2.1. Data. To identify obesity‐related legislation, the research team captured information on legislation from a database curated by the University of Connecticut's …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10073818/

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Overweight and Obesity - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(3 days ago) WEBAbout 2 in 5 adults and 1 in 5 children and adolescents in the United States have obesity, 1 and many others are overweight. Healthy People 2030 focuses on helping people eat …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/overweight-and-obesity

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2022 in review: Policy & Advocacy World Obesity Federation

(4 days ago) WEB2022 was a significant year for obesity as policies gained global recognition through a new set of WHO recommendations on the prevention, management and treatment of obesity …

https://www.worldobesity.org/news/2022-in-review-policy-advocacy

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Understanding Health Policy to Improve Primary Care …

(3 days ago) WEBPolicy influence on obesity healthcare. Health policy is an official statement or process that summaries priorities and restrictions for actions that address health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6377066/

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Global Implementation of Obesity Prevention Policies: a Review of

(Just Now) WEBPurpose of Review This review describes policy and regulatory strategies to prevent obesity and summarizes worldwide progress and impediments to scaling up …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13679-019-00358-w

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Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity Healthy Weight, …

(2 days ago) WEBPeople who have overweight or obesity*, compared to those with healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions. These …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html

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Obesity - World Health Organization (WHO)

(2 days ago) WEBObesity is a global health challenge that affects millions of people. Learn more about its causes, consequences and prevention from WHO.

https://www.who.int/health-topics/obesity/

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A New Use for Wegovy Opens the Door to Medicare Coverage for …

(4 days ago) WEBThe FDA recently approved a new use for Wegovy, the blockbuster anti-obesity drug, to reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke in people with cardiovascular …

https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/a-new-use-for-wegovy-opens-the-door-to-medicare-coverage-for-millions-of-people-with-obesity/

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State of Obesity 2021: Better Policies for a Healthier America

(8 days ago) WEBFurthermore, obesity is one of the underlying health conditions associated with the most serious consequences of COVID-19 infection, including higher risk of hospitalization and …

https://www.tfah.org/report-details/state-of-obesity-2021/

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Controlling the global obesity epidemic - World Health …

(Just Now) WEBAt the other end of the malnutrition scale, obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible – yet most neglected – public health problems. Paradoxically coexisting …

https://www.who.int/activities/controlling-the-global-obesity-epidemic

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State and Local Strategies Overweight & Obesity CDC

(9 days ago) WEBThe obesity epidemic has no single or simple solution. It’s a complex problem that requires a multifaceted approach. Policy makers; state and local organizations; business, school …

https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/strategies/index.html

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Obesity, Health at Every Size, and Public Health Policy - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe low levels of success associated with these approaches may necessitate a new non–weight-centric public health strategy. Evidence is accumulating that a weight …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3935663/

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Modernizing Care for Obesity as a Chronic Disease: A How-To …

(8 days ago) WEBAddressing global policy issues on Health Economics, International Finance, and Regional Economics. Explore. Research and Analysis. As a country, we …

https://milkeninstitute.org/report/obesity-chronic-disease-how-guide-employers

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Taxing unhealthy food helps cut obesity, says global study

(Just Now) WEBLessons for UK policy. The review's findings are particularly relevant for the U.K. where obesity is a growing problem. The number of adults who are overweight or …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-taxing-unhealthy-food-obesity-global.html

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Type 1 Diabetes Research - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of …

(8 days ago) WEBES: What's clear from these studies is that the burden of overweight and obesity is substantial in people with Type 1 diabetes and it's not adequately managed. …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/type-1-diabetes-research

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Policy and strategy - World Health Organization (WHO)

(2 days ago) WEBPolicy and strategy. Of the 6 WHO regions, the European Region is the most severely affected by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Excess body weight (body …

https://www.who.int/europe/teams/nutrition-physical-activity-and-obesity/policy-and-strategy

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WEBSee also: Stephen C. Schoenbaum et al., “Mortality Amenable to Health Care in the United States: The Roles of Demographics and Health Systems …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Policies Obesity Interventions Workplace Health Strategies by

(8 days ago) WEBHealth-Related policies for obesity prevention and control . The health-related policy strategies and interventions listed for physical activity and nutrition include lifestyle …

https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/health-strategies/obesity/interventions/policies.html

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1 in 4 Medicare beneficiaries with obesity could get Wegovy …

(6 days ago) WEBA KFF analysis found that among the 13.7 million people on Medicare diagnosed with obesity, 3.6 million, or roughly 1 in 4, of these beneficiaries also have …

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4615310-medicare-coverage-wegovy-obesity-cardiovascular-disease-kff/

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Sugar in baby food: why Nestlé needs to be held to account in Africa

(2 days ago) WEBResearch into how South African food companies, particularly large transnationals, go about shaping public health policy in their favour found 107 …

https://theconversation.com/sugar-in-baby-food-why-nestle-needs-to-be-held-to-account-in-africa-228297

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A critical analysis of obesity prevention policies and strategies

(3 days ago) WEBOBJECTIVES: Public health policies have been criticized for promoting a simplistic narrative that may contribute to weight bias. Weight bias can impact population …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6972457/

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Indicators of Dietary Behavior and Physical Activity Change …

(7 days ago) WEBIntroduction: Obesity (OB), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), and hypertension (HTN) are health issues in Mexico linked to unhealthy behaviors. This study investigates …

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/met.2023.0264

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