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RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
One tool for healthcare professionals is a free guidebook and DVD, which address the impact
of overweight and obesity on health and offer tips on how to introduce the topic of weight into
healthcare practices. The resource, “Excess Weight and Your Health — A Guide to Effective,
Healthy Weight Loss,” was launched on April 15, 2013 by the American College of Physicians
and the Obesity Action Coalition. The coalition is a Florida-based nonprofit that represents
individuals affected by obesity. Healthcare professionals, including nurses, can request a free
copy of the guidebook and DVD by visiting the group’s website
http://www.obesityaction.org/oacacpdvd
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The Movement is Life Journey sitemap is an interactive patient education tool which examines
the vicious cycle of joint pain, limited mobility, lack of physical activity, obesity, and increased
pressure on knee joints. The sitemap engages patients through a series of 9 questions and
provides education on how and why movement can improve quality of life. The sitemap can
be found at
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Start Moving Start Living is a documentary that raises awareness about the obesity epidemic
in America. This important film gives a voice to those suffering from chronic pain and also
focuses on strategies to help patients start moving to combat joint pain, obesity, and the other
health problems that coexist. The documentary can be viewed at
http://startmovingstartliving.
com/video
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Movement is Life Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities is a national
meeting held annually which aims to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in muscle and
join health by promoting physical mobility to improve quality of life among women, African
Americans, and Hispanics. More information on the caucus can be found at
http://www.movementislifecaucus.com/.
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