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Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
Published on: May 30, 2025
Understanding health policy to improve primary care management of obesity
Pamela G Bowen1, Loretta T Lee, Gina M McCaskill
1Loretta T. Lee is an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala. Gina M. McCaskill is an advanced fellow in geriatrics at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Birmingham, Ala. Pamela H. Bryant is an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala. Mary Annette Hess is an associate professor/family NP at Samford University, Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing, Birmingham, Ala. Jean B. Ivey is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
Abstract:
NPs are ideal candidates for implementing positive health changes for obese patients. Providers have medical expertise and can promote obesity reduction strategies to their patients. Increased awareness of the influence of health policy and clinical implications for obesity management are needed.
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