HLTH 4150: Public Health Issues in Obesity and Eating Disorders: Other content

This National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Health & Medicine Division (formerly IOM) report evaluated prior obesity prevention strategies and identified recommendations to meet the following goals and accelerate progress: Integrate physical activity every day in every way; Market what matters for a healthy life; Make healthy foods and beverages available everywhere; Activate employers and health care professionals; Strengthen schools as the heart of health

National Institute of Mental Health topic page on eating disorders, including statistics and publications

CDC’s Obesity efforts focus on policy and environmental strategies to make healthy eating and active living accessible and affordable for everyone.

The full report includes findings from major federal datasets measuring childhood obesity among different age groups and describes policies and programs aimed at creating healthier child-care centers, schools, and communities.

NCCOR’s Connect & Explore Webinar examined recently published research advocating a shift in the framework to prevent and treat obesity and related chronic diseases. The webinar featured William H. Dietz, director of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness at The George Washington University. The webinar also included information on NCCOR’s Engaging Health Care Providers and Systems project.

This four session, interactive webinar series brings together national leaders in nutrition, exercise and bariatric medicine who will address what is needed to have a successful weight loss and management program for children and adults in family and community practice settings.

How can patients best navigate the various levels of care of eating disorders treatment? Zoe Bisbing, LCSW, Primary Therapist with Columbus Park Collaborative, explores the five standard levels of care in eating disorders treatment, highlighting what may be encountered by patients and family members; how to maximize services at each level; and ways in which patients, providers and families can be informed consumers of support and effectively advocate for appropriate help.

Webinar from the National Eating Disorder Association

The PBS documentary, Perfect Illusions: Disorders and the Family, hosted by Lauren Hutton, is unique in its focus on the role of the family in the evolution and treatment of, and recovery from eating disorders. What are the risk factors? How do you identify early warning signs? Where can families turn during the treatment and recovery process? These questions and more are addressed in this documentary about a challenging situation faced by more people in our society than we might think.