Publications and Reports

Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance
March 2009

This blog, "Weighing In" serves as an open dialogue to connect with those interested in obesity and weight-related health risks, like diabetes and heart disease. CRI President Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, and Health and Wellness Chairperson of the STOP Obesity Alliance, blogged about obesity and national security.

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Strategies To Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance
December 2008

The Obesity GPS is a leading-edge navigation tool that provides a set of multi-layered questions that public and private-sector decision makers should consider as they develop policies, programs, and initiatives that affect people with overweight and obesity.

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Published in the AAMC Reporter
July 2008

Nearly 75 percent of our health care costs and seven of every 10 deaths can be traced to chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Many chronic diseases could be prevented by focusing on obesity prevention and treatment. Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute urges health professionals to make changes in the ways we approach obesity in America and highlights some of the key recommendations put forth by the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance.

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Published in the Group Practice Journal
April 2008

In this article, Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, president of Canyon Ranch Institute, highlights the four policy recommendations outlined by the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance.

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Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance
January 2008

As a follow-up to the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance's November 2007 research report, the Alliance issued specific policy recommendations that take an innovative and practical approach to the systems that impact obesity in the United States.

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Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance
November 2007

Affecting nearly two-thirds of adults, overweight and obesity is one of the most significant public health threats facing America. This research for the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance examines what may contribute to the disconnect between the scientific data demonstrating the harmful health and economic effects of overweight and obesity and the insufficient action to change the public and private sector systems that form barriers against effective weight management.

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