Top 6 barriers to #obesity treatment: inadequate finance, lack of obesity training, obesity not recognised as a disease, lack of specialist teams, lack of public awareness & the obesogenic environment. 🚨 #UHC isn’t possible without addressing these! #HealthforAll

Read this month’s Letter from the Director which highlights the results from our new study of state Medicaid plan coverage of obesity treatment. stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/LFD-may24 #obesitycare #medicaid #coverage #research #obesity

Does your state Medicaid plan cover nutrition counseling, intensive behavioral therapy, obesity medications, and/or metabolic/bariatric surgery? Find out using our interactive map of state Medicaid obesity care coverage! stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/coverage/medic…

STOP partnered with OAC to analyze how states are covering the treatment of obesity in their Medicaid programs. Check out the results of our study here: stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/coverage/medic…

Check out our new research on state Medicaid coverage of obesity treatment. We analyzed state coverage of nutrition counseling, intensive behavioral therapy, obesity medications, and metabolic/bariatric surgery. #obesitymedications #obesity stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/coverage/medic…

How extensive is Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment in your state? Red is no coverage, orange is coverage with restrictions, yellow is coverage with limitations, and green is full coverage. See your state on our interactive map! stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/coverage/medic…

Coverage for obesity treatments often comes with limitations and/or restrictions which makes it harder for patients to access care. Take a look at our research with OAC to see how state Medicaid programs cover obesity care. stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/coverage/medic…

What are some practical ways we can consider health equity when designing obesity prevention strategies and policies? Check out the answer in this month's Letter from the Director: stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/LFD-jun24 #obesity #obesitycare #equity #healthequity #obesityequity

Check out our most recent newsletter which highlights Council on Black Health (CBH)'s Getting to Equity in Obesity Prevention Toolkit! stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/LFD-jun24 #obesity #obesitycare #equity #healthequity #obesityequity

Read how STOP's Dr. Dietz responded to the discussion of how the diets of people on GLP-1s change. #obesity #obesitycare cnn.com/2024/07/03/bus…

“We don’t know how the diets of people on GLP-1s change,” said Dr. William Dietz, director of the STOP Obesity Alliance at George Washington University. Read more of Dr. Dietz's response: cnn.com/2024/07/03/bus… #obesitymedication #obesitycare

ACP American Diabetes Association American Society of Nephrology National Kidney Foundation STOPObesityAlliance Cardiometabolic Center Alliance 2/ Learn more 👉 spr.ly/6010iefF8

Join us OAC and SWHR on August 20 for an #SWHRtalksObesity webinar. During "Empowering Women Living with Obesity," speakers will share tips for navigating insurance while living with obesity. Register now: ow.ly/saUH50SJpo3

Be sure to register for the SWHR webinar #SWHRtalksObesity on August 20. During "Empowering Women Living with Obesity," speakers from STOPObesityAlliance and OAC will share tips for navigating insurance while living with obesity. Register now: ow.ly/saUH50SJpo3

It's happening next week! During "Empowering Women Living with Obesity," hear from STOPObesityAlliance OAC blkwomenshealth about tips for navigating insurance, advocacy, and coverage while living with obesity. Register now: ow.ly/vlUU50SJpft #SWHRtalksObesity

It's not to late to join the SWHR on August 20 for an #SWHRtalksObesity webinar. During "Empowering Women Living with Obesity," we will join speakers from OAC and share tips for navigating insurance while living with obesity. Register now: ow.ly/saUH50SJpo3

It's happening today! Join the SWHR #SWHRtalksObesity webinar at 11 AM ET. During "Empowering Women Living with Obesity," speakers from OAC and STOPObesityAlliance will share tips for navigating insurance while living with #obesity. Register now: ow.ly/saUH50SJpo3

STOPObesityAlliance member TFAH has released their newest #stateofobesity report. The news is not good. The report once again shows that rates of #obesity were at or higher than 35 percent in twenty-three states in 2023. Read more from their report below.

We are joining OAC on X on 9/20 at 11 a.m. ET to talk about how to increase access to evidence-based obesity treatments & unite key stakeholders and the broader obesity community around significant education, policy, and legislative efforts. #ObesityCareNOW