19^th Euro Obesity and Endocrinology Congress

Grounds of obesity

Currently, around 100 health professionals and commissioners from across the field, working on receiving this initiative off the ground are meeting in Edmonton to discuss facts of the plan. Many have already functioned in obesity and chronic disease management and bring their own views and experience to the table. This is enormously important as sharing of best practices is one of the key mechanisms to ensure that we do more of what works and less of what doesn’t.

It is also essential that we found common ground on the basic principles and practice of addressing this health problem – the sooner we are all on the same page, preferably we can begin working towards steadiness in obesity prevention and care across the province.

But I am fully self-assured that in the end we will be moving in the right direction towards reducing the emotional, physical, and economic load of obesity on all Albertans.