Welcome to The Vigor Consortium, a community-based aid organization dedicated to eliminating preventable diseases as epidemics and major health problems by prevention
through research, education, advocacy, and service.
“Overweight and obesity have reached nationwide epidemic proportions. Both the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity and their associated health problems are important public health goals. Left unabated, overweight and obesity may soon cause as much preventable disease and death as cigarette smoking.” (From “The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity,” 2001)
Childhood obesity continues to rise to record levels. Nationally one out of every three children are overweight or obese. In poorer states of the US, rates inch very close to one out of every two children are overweight or obese. Findings show that the latest generation of youth may be the first to surpass their parents in death.
The Vigor Consortium is committed to:
Developing and implementing healthy initiatives that produce sustainable lifestyle changes.
* Raise awareness of obesity and its related health problems on the individual and community level.
* Advocate for policy changes concerning obesity-related health initiatives with government leaders and insurance companies.
* Initiate action by working to provide safer and more affordable opportunities for increased activity, better and healthier food choices, and greater prevention measures to fight obesity.
* Develop results specific programs to fight morbid obesity without the detrimental risks of Gastric bypass and lap band surgeries.
Now more than ever is there a need for a health organization not a health care organization.
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