Stop Obesity Alliance, Chair Dr. Richard H. Carmona, National Opinion Research Center Reveal Findings of Survey Showing Employer Concern About Health, Financial Costs ...(ogy Vector in collaboration with the DMA...),Health

Date:5/14/2008

ogy Vector in collaboration with the DMAA and an interdisciplinary team of national experts. This prototype design offers a template for employers looking for effective workplace obesity solutions. The panel will highlight the features of this program and its adaptability to a variety of potential users, including businesses, providers and employees.

Christine Ferguson, JD, PI, Director of the STOP Obesity Alliance and associate research professor at The George Washington University's Department of Health Policy will discuss ways in which the Alliance is working to facilitate partnerships across its membership to develop effective obesity solutions and track their progress over time.

The STOP Obesity Alliance is a collaboration of consumer, provider, business, labor, government, health insurance and quality-of-care organizations working together to change how we perceive and approach the problem of obesity, overweight and weight-related health risks, including heart disease and diabetes.

WHEN: Thursday, May 22, 2008: 8:30 am -- Registration; 9:00 am - 10:00 am -- Survey Presentation/Panel Discussion

WHERE: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045

WHY: According to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services[1], obesity costs private employers an estimated $13 billion per year. A separate article from Health Affairs[2], noted that overweight and obesity is responsible for an estimated 27 percent of annual trend in medical premiums paid by private employers. Employers, patients, health insurers and health care providers struggle without any consistent strategy for overcoming the epidemic. Members of the STOP Obesity Alliance are working individually and collectively to develop innovative programs that provide direction and solutions to overcome obesity.

[1] Thompson D et al, Estimated economic costs of obesity to U.S. business, Am J Health Promot, 1998 Nov-Dec; 12(2):120-7 '/>"/>

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