For Providers Partnerships between physicians and other health care providers and population health improvement programs can offer both patients and participants seamless, patient-centered care. Suggested resources for providers to provide additional information and education on obesity management include:Population Health Resources Directory A Web-enabled data collection tool and searchable data repository of population health improvement services, including wellness and care management companies, pharmacy benefit managers, pharmaceutical companies, ancillary service providers, home health care companies, consultants and others with a stake in chronic disease prevention and care. National Guidelines Clearinghouse Frequent obesity-related searches at the NGC: The Obesity Society Aim for a Healthy Weight The health professionals area of this National Heart Lung and Blood Institute site. Medline Plus Obesity NAASO The Obesity Society Obesity Online Obesity (journal of The Obesity Society) OBESITY+ The Online Best Evidence Service In Tackling obesitY+ (OBESITY+), sponsored by the Canadian Obesity Network/Réseau canadien en obésité and provided by McMaster University's Health Information Research Unit. Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment of Obesity Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 103 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Nutrition Resources for Health Professionals From the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control Overweight/Obesity and Weight Control Resource page from the American College of Physicians. Obesity Resource page from the American Medical Association American Dietetic Association American Society of Bariatric Physicians The American Academy of Family Physicians Panel on Obesity Practical Advice for Family Physicians to Help Overweight Patients: An American Family Physician Monograph What Works on the Web The Internet is becoming an important source of health-related information and tools. Recent articles on this topic include:
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