Weight of the Nation Documentary and Campaign
Obesity is common, serious, and costly. More than one-third of adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% of children and adolescents are obese. Weight of the Nation brings together public health researchers and practitioners, policy makers, and national partners devoted to obesity prevention and control to raise awareness across the country as well as share approaches that show promise or demonstrated success for improving healthy eating and active living.
The Weight of the Nation is a documentary series and public health campaign. Three years in the making, the campaign is an unprecedented collaboration of HBO and the Institute of Medicine, is association with CDC, the National Institutes of Health, made in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente. The Weight of the Nation films broadcast on May 14-15 on HBO, and will stream free of charge after the broadcast at theweightofthenation.hbo.com.
What can you do to help improve the weight of the nation?
Watch:
- Six sessions that will broadcast live from Weight of the Nation 2012 conference at www.adph.org/alphtn.
- The Weight of the Nation film on HBO May 14-15 or after the broadcast at theweightofthenation.hbo.com.
Learn:
- More about the causes, consequences and health effects of obesity at CDC.gov/Obesity.
- The latest data and statistics tracking the obesity epidemic at CDC Obesity Data and Statistics
Act:
- Know your BMI, get started on a healthy weight and move more
- Know your children’s BMI, keep your kids active and use these tips for to feed your children healthier foods
- Work in schools, hospitals, work places and more to make the healthy choice the easy choice
Take The Weight of the Nation Pledge for Progress
