ShapeUp.org offers support through awareness against childhood obesity
Title
Shape Up America!
Description
Shape Up America! is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization committed to raising awareness of obesity as a health issue. The mission of Shape Up America! is to provide evidence-based information and guidance on weight management to the public, health care professionals, educators, policymakers and the media.
Shape Up America! is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization committed to raising awareness of obesity as a health issue. The mission of Shape Up America! is to provide evidence-based information and guidance on weight management to the public, health care professionals, educators, policymakers and the media. In 2005, Shape Up America! is celebrating its 10th anniversary and has chosen to adopt an expanded mission for its second decade: to reduce the incidence and prevalence of childhood obesity in America.
Our Mission
The purpose of Shape Up America! is to educate the public on the importance of the achievement and maintenance of a healthy body weight through the adoption of increased physical activity and healthy eating. Our mission is based on the scientific evidence that obesity is not just an appearance problem; it is a condition that can lead to serious disease. Obesity is associated with five of the ten leading causes of death and disability in the United States -- heart disease, some forms of cancer, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and hypertension (high blood pressure). By clearly defining obesity as a major public health issue, Shape Up America! is conducting a broad-based education initiative to encourage sensible eating and increased physical activity in all individuals and a modest weight loss in overweight individuals that can be maintained over time.
Languages
English
Contact
- Shape Up America!
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- Clyde Park MT
- United States 59018
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- +1.4066864844
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External Links
- Alexa: ShapeUp.org
