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A Global Movement for Proactive Obesity Prevention & Management

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About Us

The International Obesity Alliance (IOA) is a global network dedicated to preventing and managing obesity and overweight through innovation, research, and community engagement.

We unite healthcare providers, policymakers, businesses, researchers, and civil society to create data-driven, evidence-based strategies that empower individuals and societies to achieve better health outcomes.

Why Us?

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At the IOA, we envision a comprehensive strategy that breaks free from outdated, reactive tactics. Our work captures the full continuum of obesity:

Individuals with clinical obesity who often struggle to access effective treatments, including medical therapies, digital tools, and a skilled healthcare workforce

People at risk—those with pre-clinical obesity who currently slip through the cracks of existing systems.

Everyone carrying excess weight, a group at high risk of advancing toward more serious obesity-related health challenges.

Why Us?

At the IOA, we envision a comprehensive strategy that breaks free from outdated, reactive tactics. Our work captures the full continuum of obesity:

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Individuals with clinical obesity

Often struggle to access effective treatments, including medical therapies, digital tools, and a skilled healthcare workforce

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People at risk

Those with pre-clinical obesity who currently slip through the cracks of existing systems.

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Everyone carrying excess weight

A group at high risk of advancing toward more serious obesity-related health challenges.

IOA Leadership Board

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Our Aim

Enhance Early Prevention

  • Identify and engage at-risk groups before obesity becomes chronic.
  • Develop culturally sensitive education programs that motivate healthier habits.
  • Provide legal and policy recommendations to establish an enabling environment for individuals to lead healthier lives.

Strengthen Data-Driven Policy and Action

  • Translate robust research into clear, impactful obesity policies worldwide.
  • Connect policymakers with real-time data to drive evidence-based decisions.

Promote Innovation and AI Solutions

  • Harness cutting-edge technologies and digital health tools for individualized care.
  • Scale AI-driven analytics to reach more people, faster.

Empower Communities

  • Provide training and resources for local leaders to champion and sustain healthy lifestyles.
  • Create networks that drive ongoing, community-led health initiatives.

Support Government and Urban Leadership

  • Promote regulatory and fiscal policies that enable healthier food systems, active living, and equitable urban planning.
  • Strengthen sustainable financing and cross-sector collaboration for long-term obesity prevention.
Enhance Early Prevention
  • Identify and engage at-risk groups before obesity becomes chronic.
  • Develop culturally sensitive education programs that motivate healthier habits.
  • Provide legal and policy recommendations to establish an enabling environment for individuals to lead healthier lives.
Strengthen Data-Driven Policy and Action
  • Translate robust research into clear, impactful obesity policies worldwide.
  • Connect policymakers with real-time data to drive evidence-based decisions.
Promote Innovation and AI Solutions
  • Harness cutting-edge technologies and digital health tools for individualized care.
  • Scale AI-driven analytics to reach more people, faster.
Empower Communities
  • Provide training and resources for local leaders to champion and sustain healthy lifestyles.
  • Create networks that drive ongoing, community-led health initiatives.
Support Government and Urban Leadership
  • Promote regulatory and fiscal policies that enable healthier food systems, active living, and equitable urban planning.
  • Strengthen sustainable financing and cross-sector collaboration for long-term obesity prevention.

Our Focus Areas

Innovation and AI
  • AI-Driven Early Detection and Management: Coordinate pilot projects to pinpoint populations at risk, offering personalized support to stop obesity in its tracks.
  • Digital Health Solutions: Connect innovators with frontline healthcare providers, bringing wearable devices, mobile apps, and telehealth platforms to communities in need.
Data, Research, and Policy
  • Generating and Synthesizing Data: Collaborate with top research institutions to uncover global obesity trends and steer policy.
  • Advancing Policy Change: Bring together experts and policymakers in high-level forums to embed science-based strategies into national and international policy frameworks.
Advancing Policy Change
  • Education and Awareness: Craft user-friendly materials for schools, health workers, and community leaders to promote healthier choices early on.
  • Strengthening Local Advocacy: Team up with local organizations to champion policy reforms that tackle the underlying social, economic, and environmental causes of obesity.

Resource Library

News & Case Studies

Contact us

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Address

Campus Biotech Innovation Park, Avenue de Secheron 15, Geneva - 1202

Email

contact@obesity-alliance.com