SWHR is convening an interdisciplinary Obesity Policy Working Group of health care providers, researchers, patients and patient advocates, and health care policy leaders for a closed, roundtable meeting in February 2024. During the roundtable, the Working Group will discuss the impact of obesity on women’s health, with an particular emphasis on the impact of obesity on cardiovascular disease, health care costs, and related health disparities.
Following the roundtable, the Working Group will support SWHR in developing a call to action highlighting initiatives to address scientific and policy issues that impact women with obesity; producing a fact sheet outlining obesity disparities in women and the impact of women’s health, with a focus on cardiovascular health; and hosting a congressional briefing on the disparities in obesity treatment for women and a patient-focused webinar covering insurance navigation and access issues.
