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February 25th, 2021 |  |
Obesity Care Week (OCW) is kicking-off this Sunday (Feb. 28 - March 6), and as a Founding Champion of the campaign, the OAC is asking you to get involved! OCW is an annual public awareness effort supported by more than 60 countries worldwide and more than 75 healthcare-focused organizations. From advocating for fair treatment of obesity to ending weight bias, OCW aims to raise awareness, educate, and advocate for a better world for people living with obesity. If you want to be a part of changing how society cares about obesity, help OAC support OCW2021! Learn more at ObesityCareWeek.org and keep reading to see how you can get involved.
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 | HOW TO GET INVOLVED WITH OBESITY CARE WEEK 2021, FEB. 28 - MARCH 6 Each day of OCW2021 is dedicated to highlighting different issues impacting people with obesity. There will be various opportunities to take action, share education, share stories, engage in meaningful dialogue, and more! To get updates about all of these opportunities, just sign-up for OCW Alerts! LEARN MORE | | |
GET A 'STOP WEIGHT BIAS' CAR DECAL WHEN YOU BECOME A MONTHLY DONOR TO OAC'S STOP WEIGHT BIAS CAMPAIGN! Show others that you stand against weight bias with a car decal that grabs attention! When you become a monthly donor to OAC's new Stop Weight Bias Campaign, we'll send you a car decal to help spread the word. Strengthen your support of this crucial fight and become a monthly donor today, using any donation amount of your choice. LEARN MORE |  | | |
 | YWM2021 IS GOING VIRTUAL! The OAC is excited to announce that our 2021 Your Weight Matters Convention & EXPO will once again be transformed to YWM2021-VIRTUAL! While we'll miss gathering together with everyone this summer, the OAC is bringing together our virtual community to experience world-class education brought to you by industry leaders! See the full announcement HERE. |  | SEMAGLUTIDE EMERGING AS A NEW GAME-CHANGER TREATMENT FOR OBESITY News about Semaglutide, a new 'game-changer' medication for the treatment of obesity, is hitting headlines for its high effectiveness. Here's what you need to know. LEARN MORE |  | WATCH NOW: OAC'S MONTHLY BROADCAST - DEAR INSURANCE PROVIDER...YOUR WEIGHT BIAS IS SHOWING! Did you miss February's OAC Monthly Broadcast? You can still watch it! This episode featured a parent's perspective on the current rise in childhood obesity rates and a thought-provoking discussion about how weight bias plays a role in our healthcare system for the treatment of obesity. WATCH NOW | |  |  | Sometimes, it is our own internal barriers that prevent us from finding our path to better health. That was the case for Relda Hill, an OAC Member who recently shared on the OAC Blog about how grief had impacted her weight. In her post, Relda talks about the stigma she had toward bariatric surgery when it was first recommended to her by her doctor, and how her perspectives about treatment have since changed. Now, she says she has learned that obesity is a disease and that it's okay to ask for help to manage it. READ MORE | | MY WEIGHT COULDN'T WAIT Christine Gallagher, Project Director of the STOP Obesity Alliance, helped create STOP's new "Weight Can't Wait" Guide for managing obesity in primare care settings. In a recent OAC Blog post, she shares part of her own story about seeking obesity treatment that illustrates why this Guide is so valuable. READ MORE |  | | |  | SHARE WHY YOU CARE ABOUT OBESITY DURING OBESITY CARE WEEK! Saturday, March 6th of Obesity Care Week (OCW) will be "I Care" Day. This focus day is meant to bring light to the many different reasons why we care about obesity. Why is obesity important to you? Submit an "I Care" video before March 6th and it could be featured in an OCW2021 awareness video! READ MORE | | | CANADIAN OBESITY SUMMIT MOVES TO ONLINE FORMAT MAY 10-13, 2021 If you're a healthcare professional, researcher, policymaker or student working in obesity and want to learn, share and network with an international lineup of experts, look no further than the 7th Canadian Obesity Summit. The Summit will be held this year from May 10-13 as an interactive online learning experience. LEARN MORE.
| WHY WEIGHT? A GUIDE FOR MANAGING OBESITY IN PRIMARY CARE Previewed above, the STOP Obesity Alliance's new "Weight Can't Wait" Guide is a powerful resource. This guide is a valuable tool designed to help healthcare providers build a safe and trusting environment with patients to facilitate open and productive conversations about weight. LEARN MORE | | | Obesity Action Coalition
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