AIS’s Inside Disease Management gives biweekly news and analysis of new programs, contracts, financial results, outcomes (and methodologies), funding and more in the disease management business. Get the information you need to take advantage of the terrific opportunities for better health outcomes and lower costs. For more information call AIS at 800-521-4323 or visit the web site at www.AISHealth.com/Products/NewsNDM.html

With nearly 65,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. ADA members are the nation's food and nutrition experts, translating the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living. Visit ADA at www.eatright.org.

The American Heart Association is the largest voluntary health organization fighting heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. These diseases devastate millions of Americans of all ages and cause about 910,000 deaths each year. To fight them, the association supports research, public and professional education and community service programs in local communities throughout America.

The American Heart Association has long supported education, initiatives and advocacy to promote the benefits of physical activity and nutrition. Recently, the association has joined with the William J. Clinton Foundation to form the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. The Alliance is working hard to reduce childhood obesity, improve children’s lifestyles, and inspire all young Americans to develop life-long healthy habits.

Visit us online at www.americanheart.org/healthierkids or www.healthiergeneration.org.

The American Obesity Association (AOA) is a non-profit advocacy and educational organization committed to addressing obesity as the most prevalent, fatal, chronic, relapsing disease of the 21st Century. AOA works with Congress, federal agencies, its corporate and individual members to expand research, prevention, treatment on obesity and to combat stigma and discrimination. More information can be found at www.obesity.org.

The American Society for Bariatric Surgery, founded in 1983, was established to advance the art and science of bariatric surgery by continued encouragement of its members to pursue investigations in both the clinic and the laboratory; interchange ideas, information and experience pertaining to bariatric surgery; promote guidelines for ethical patient selection and care; develop educational programs for physicians, paramedical persons and lay people and to promote outcome studies and quality assurance.

NAASO, The Obesity Society is the leading scientific society dedicated to the study of obesity. Since 1982 NAASO has been committed to encouraging research on the causes and treatment of obesity, and to keeping the medical community and public informed of new advances.

The National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity's mission is to unite the strengths of public, private, and industry efforts into collaborative partnerships that inspire and empower all Americans to lead more physically active lifestyles. NCPPA is an extraordinary group of national organizations that independently address a host of issues pertaining to physical activity including health/science, education, environments, population specific outreach, and activity behavior.

NIHCM Foundation is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of America's health care system. The Foundation conducts research, policy analysis and educational activities on a range of health care issues. It fosters dialog between the private health care industry and the public sector to find workable solutions to health system problems. Through a grant from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, NIHCM is studying the role of the private sector in the national battle against obesity. NIHCM’s current work also includes research in the areas of health information technology and maternal and child health. Detailed information about the Foundation's projects and publications is available on our newly designed web site at www.nihcm.org.

Shape Up America! is nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop to raise awareness of obesity as a health issue. The organization launched an award winning website -- www.shapeup.org -- and published the first comprehensive set of guidelines for health care professionals for the treatment of adult obesity in 1996. Shape Up America! has worked aggressively to encourage the adoption of body mass index or BMI as a key indicator -- like blood pressure or blood cholesterol -- for assessing health risk in adults. In 2004 the organization refocused its mission to address the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity and to identify obesity as the single largest contributor to the widespread growth in diabetes prevalence in the United States.

Shaping America's Health: Association for Weight Management and Obesity Prevention is a non-profit organization with a mission to prevent excess weight and obesity and to facilitate a better scientific understanding of weight management. For more information about weight management and obesity prevention, visit www.obesityprevention.org or contact us at 703-253-4808.

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