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As you watch “The Whale”, OAC challenges you to spend some time thinking about Charlie’s experience with obesity. Consider these questions.
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The OAC offered The Whale’s production team and lead actor, Brendan Fraser, insight into the realities of living with severe obesity.
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The Obesity Action Coalition’s (OAC) first Advocacy Town Hall session kicked off last week with OAC’s President & CEO Joe Nadglowski’s presentation on Understanding OAC’s Advocacy Focuses. The presentation began with the question, “Why advocate?” The answer is simple – we need to fight for the change we deserve. To truly fix a societal problem,Read Article
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Mashup Score: 4OAC Action Center - 2 year(s) ago
Welcome to the OAC Action Center; the place you can come to take action on issues that matter to you- access to care, weight bias, policy and outreach.
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Mashup Score: 2How Your Support Helps - Obesity Action Coalition - 2 year(s) ago
Working together to make the world a better place for those living with obesity. Donate Our goal is to continue to grow our financial resources and increase the impact of our programs. In this way, together we can elevate and empower people living with obesity through the following initiatives: Education Providing free access to educationalRead Article
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Mashup Score: 1It’s Time for Obesity Care to Be a Standard Benefit in Insurance - Obesity Action Coalition - 2 year(s) ago
By Joe Nadglowski, OAC President and CEO The OAC was extremely pleased to hear the news this week from Eli Lilly regarding their phase 3 trial results of tirzepatide, which shows promising weight loss for people with the disease of obesity. Eli Lilly’s investment of resources into the obesity treatment space is welcomed, as we continueRead Article
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Mashup Score: 0OAC Member Story: Advocating to End Internal and External Weight Bias - Obesity Action Coalition - 2 year(s) ago
Hi! I’m Connie Stapleton, a licensed psychologist specializing in the field of obesity medicine. For the past 17 years, I have worked with individuals and groups of individuals all dealing with struggles related to the disease of obesity. Society’s negative reaction to, and treatment of those who suffer from this life-altering and life-threatening disease hasRead Article
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Mashup Score: 2Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - Obesity Action Coalition - 2 year(s) ago
Urge Your Legislators to Support and Cosponsor the 2021 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act! The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, or TROA, was reintroduced into the 117th Congress by Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in the Senate and Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI), Tom Reed (R-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-2)Read Article
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Mashup Score: 2Obesity Action Coalition - 3 year(s) ago
The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving a voice to individuals affected by the disease of obesity and helping them along their journey toward better health through education, advocacy and support.
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Tampa, Fla. – The OAC is excited to host a special segment on OAC TV for the Stop Weight Bias Campaign. The segment will highlight new campaign features, real stories of weight bias, special guests and a surprise to help raise awareness of the campaign’s mission to stop weight bias. “The Stop Weight Bias CampaignRead Article
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Questions to Consider as You Watch "The Whale" - Obesity Action Coalition @oac @Eggface #obesity #weightlossjourney #weight https://t.co/R4ybNgBLQk