AAPPO is pleased to bring you information on the health problem of obesity along with a series of Issue Briefs addressing bariatric surgery considerations for PPOs. Obesity is a growing public health problem in the U.S., and is a contributing factor to many chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, and joint disease. Approximately 127 million adults in the U.S. are overweight, 60 million obese, and 9 million severely obese. In the past decade, the rate of bariatric surgery has increased six fold and evidence is accumulating about the health effects of surgery.
Webinar Presentation: Comprehensive Obesity Care
June 14, 2010 Download Slides
Click here to access the audio recording from the webinar.
Download Compendium of PPO Best Practice
Issue Briefs and Case Studies here
Download individual issue briefs here
Bariatric Surgery Framework for PPOs
Multidisciplinary Care for Bariatric Surgery
Patient Engagement to Promote Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery
Evidence Based Benefit Design for Bariatric Surgery
This web page offers resources to PPO clinical leadership to help understand the obesity problem in the , offer tools and information, and identify best practices in weight loss. Use these links for more information!
New! Obesity Cost Calculator
Visit America’s Health Rankings for a state level calculation of the cost of obesity.
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For more information on AAPPO’s Bariatric Surgery Best
Practices Program contact Liza Greenberg
