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Tag: obesity

Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity scientist at Harvard Medical School, joins health care advocates to unveil the Obesity Bill of Rights In Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inHealth

Health Care Advocates Unveil Historic Obesity Bill of Rights

by Lindiwe VilakaziFebruary 14, 2024March 7, 2024

The Obesity Bill of Rights, spearheaded by the National Council on Aging and the National Consumers League, aims to protect the dignity and autonomy of those battling obesity by ensuring proper diagnosis, screening, counseling, and sufficient treatment under medical guidelines, while obliterating ageism and weight bias across the healthcare system.

anonymous black woman with weight ball standing in modern gym
Posted inBenjamin F. Chavis Jr., Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion

CHAVIS: The Obesity Crisis Is Not a Hopeless Fight for Black America

by Dr. Benjamin F. ChavisMay 15, 2023May 15, 2023
Posted inBlack Experience, Health, Stacy M. Brown

Obesity Care Week Begins as Report Reveals that Nearly 50 Percent of African Americans are Obese

by WI Web EditorFebruary 27, 2023February 28, 2023
The CDC is calling for obesity prevention. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

CDC: High Rates of Adult Obesity More Than Double

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterOctober 12, 2022October 13, 2022
Posted inPrince George's County, William J. Ford

Prince George’s ‘Generational’ Health Policy Combats Obesity from Birth

by William J. FordNovember 11, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of NNPA Newswire
Posted inHealth

Obesity Among Black Women Outrageously High

by WI Guest AuthorNovember 14, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inPolitics, William J. Ford

Md. House OKs Bill Mandating Physical Activity in Schools

by William J. FordMarch 13, 2019October 31, 2020
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Posted inHealth

CDC Reports Decline in Death Rates from Diseases Plaguing Blacks

by WI Guest AuthorOctober 27, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inHealth

Obese at 50? Midlife Weight May Affect When Alzheimer’s Hits

by Washington InformerSeptember 2, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inHealth

Older, Heavier Americans Fuel a $4 Billion Knee Replacement Market

by Washington InformerSeptember 2, 2015October 30, 2020

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