Obesity poses one of the greatest threats and challenges to health
care systems. Kaiser Permanente’s comprehensive multi-sectoral public
health approach to the epidemic includes treatments like bariatric
surgery. This innovative, evidence-based program integrates prevention
and treatments. Interventions contributing to the success of this
program include adult weight management programs, community engagements,
and sustainment strategies for prevention, and end-to-end care for
bariatric surgery. Successful practices were spread to 13 hospitals.
After this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the risks and implications of the obesity epidemic
- Identify prevention and treatment strategies to reduce obesity
- Develop a plan to prevent and treat obesity with high-quality services and programs
- Discuss the importance of the linkage between the
healthcare delivery system, schools, and community activation in
supporting healthy eating and exercise
Speaker:Alide Chase
Senior Vice President
Medicare Clinical Operations and Population Care
Kaiser Permanente
