Journal article
Toward Health Equity: A Workshop Report on the State of the Science of Obesity Interventions for Adults
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), v 33(12), pp 2235-2245
10 Sep 2025
PMID: 40927873
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
Objective
From October 18 to 20, 2022, the National Institutes of Health held a workshop to examine the state of the science concerning obesity interventions in adults to promote health equity. The workshop had three objectives: (1) convene experts from key institutions and the community to identify gaps in knowledge and opportunities to address obesity, (2) generate recommendations for obesity prevention and treatment to achieve health equity, and (3) identify challenges and needs to address obesity prevalence and disparities and develop a diverse workforce.
Methods
A three‐day virtual convening.
Results
Several key themes emerged from the workshop discussions that describe directions to build on the currently limited amount of research on obesity, disparities, and equity. Key themes centered on the determinants of health, leveraging technology, clinical, community, commercial, and policy approaches. Community‐engaged work, particularly in populations that have received little focus (e.g., sexual gender minorities, Asian communities), was also discussed.
Conclusions
Future research may be impactful when multilevel approaches are undertaken that leverage equity‐minded tools and can be scaled up to meet community‐informed population needs in a variety of settings. Funding priorities and workforce development will be critical to realizing health equity.
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- Title
- Toward Health Equity: A Workshop Report on the State of the Science of Obesity Interventions for Adults
- Creators
- Loneke T. Blackman Carr - University of ConnecticutJamy Ard - Wake Forest UniversityCarmen Byker Shanks - Impact Technology DevelopmentEvan M. Forman - Drexel University, Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)Stephanie P. Goldstein - Brown UniversityDebra Haire-Joshu - Washington University in St. LouisAnia M. Jastreboff - Yale UniversityShaneeta Johnson - Morehouse School of MedicineNamratha R. Kandula - Northwestern UniversityPeter T. Katzmarzyk - Louisiana State UniversityThomas C. Keyserling - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillShiriki K. Kumanyika - Drexel University, Dana and David Dornsife School of Public HealthBruce Y. Lee - Johns Hopkins UniversityKristina Henderson Lewis - Wake Forest UniversityMichelle Y. Martin - University of Tennessee Health Science CenterDariush Mozaffarian - Tufts UniversityRobert L. Newton - Louisiana State UniversityAngela Odoms-Young - New York State University College of Human EcologyEmily Panza - Brown UniversityNicolaas P. Pronk - HealthPartnersLisa G. Rosas - Stanford UniversityCarmen Samuel-Hodge - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLaura A. Schmidt - University of California, San FranciscoNancy E. Sherwood - University of MinnesotaBonnie Spring - Northwestern UniversityKristen Cooksey Stowers - University of ConnecticutMonica L. Baskin - UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
- Publication Details
- Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), v 33(12), pp 2235-2245
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Office of Disease Prevention
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Urban Health Collaborative; Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health; WELL Center
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001569028200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105015402430
- Other Identifier
- 991022094542604721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Nutrition & Dietetics