Learning from the roundtable on obesity solutions experiences: A 10-year anniversary point of view.

The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS), established in 2014, is a unique organization of multisectoral voices addressing the public health challenge of obesity. The ROOS brings together practitioners, researchers, funders, companies, health systems, government agencies, and the lived experience to dialogue and guide the national conversation about the multilevel challenges and opportunities related to obesity. This paper presents insights and key learnings from a symposium developed to celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the ROOS.

Next Steps in Efforts to Address the Obesity Epidemic.

Obesity prevalence continues to rise globally at alarming rates, with adverse health and economic implications. In this state-of-the-art review, we provide an analysis of selected evidence about the current knowledge in the obesity literature, including a synthesis of current challenges in obesity and its determinants. In addition, we review past and current efforts to combat the obesity epidemic, highlighting both successful efforts and areas for further development.

Rethinking obesity care in the United States: Lessons from the cardiovascular disease - Cardiac rehabilitation model.

The prevalence of obesity in the United States (U.S.), in conjunction with the myriad of detrimental health consequences associated with this disease, justifiably warrants deep concern and characterization as a national health crisis of epidemic proportions.

Development of a stakeholder-engaged tool to evaluate community convening and promote community health.

Background: Health systems support community health and well-being, and while many commit resources to convening in support of community-engaged communication interventions, they currently lack tools to evaluate this effort. This report describes one health system's mixed-methods stakeholder-engaged development of robust yet pragmatic convening assessment tools.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews and web surveys with key stakeholders informed a taxonomy of quality convening and accompanying survey tool.

The relationship between the lifestyle health index and voter turnout during the 2020 United States presidential election in the context of regional cultures.

Objectives: There are numerous population health challenges confronting the United States (U.S.), including the unhealthy lifestyle - chronic disease pandemics.

The lifestyle health index in the context of COVID-19 mortality and vaccination in the United States: A syndemic not to be repeated.

Public health, personal/community health behaviors, health care delivery, and the scientific community have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are consequently poised to consider substantial paradigm shifts that will enhance disease prevention and public health resilience. The current analysis compares the newly developed Lifestyle Health Index (LHI) to U.S.

Unhealthy dietary patterns in the American Nations: A crisis with cultural distinctions.

Introduction: Food insecurity and limited healthful food access are critical public health issues in the United States (U.S), with unequal distribution across regions. This report tracked the prevalence of food insecurity, healthful food access, and the food environment, as cultural experiences according to the American Nations Model.

Qualitative systems mapping in promoting physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness: Perspectives and recommendations.

The purpose of this report is to provide a perspective on the use of qualitative systems mapping, provide examples of physical activity (PA) systems maps, discuss the role of PA systems mapping in the context of iterative learning to derive breakthrough interventions, and provide actionable recommendations for future work. Systems mapping methods and applications for PA are emerging in the scientific literature in the study of complex health issues and can be used as a prelude to mathematical/computational modeling where important factors and relationships can be elucidated, data needs can be prioritized and guided, interventions can be tested and (co)designed, and metrics and evaluations can be developed. Examples are discussed that describe systems mapping based on Group Model Building or literature reviews.

Evidence to support health system prioritization of health behaviors in the COVID-19 era.

Background: Since the COVID-19 pandemic health systems have shifted necessarily from chronic to infectious disease treatment, but chronic disease remains critical. One large health system uniquely tracks member health behaviors. This analysis compares data from select months of an ongoing monthly cross-sectional survey before and during the pandemic.

The Potential Influence of Firearm Violence on Physical Inactivity in the United States.

Background: Despite broad recognition of the physical inactivity pandemic, little to no progress has been made in the past decade in mitigating the problem. The current analysis builds upon previous research into the drivers of physical inactivity to assess the potential interactions with firearm violence in the United States.

Methods: We merged county-level data on firearm fatality rates, physical inactivity prevalence, the Social Vulnerability Index, and the American nations regional cultures schematic.

Predicting life expectancy in the United States: The importance of healthy living behaviors and residential geography.

According to the World Health Organization, 30 countries currently have a life expectancy of ≥80 years: the United States (U.S.) is not among this group of countries.

The Influence of Social Vulnerability and Culture on Physical Inactivity in the United States - Identifying Hot Spots in Need of Attention.

Background: In the United States, ongoing efforts to increase individual- and population-level physical activity have made little to no progress over the past decade in reducing the percentage of individuals who report no leisure-time physical activity. The purpose of the current study is to further assess the relationship between social vulnerability and the prevalence of physical inactivity at the county level.

Methods: We merged county-level data on physical inactivity prevalence, the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), and the American Nations regional cultures schematic.

Novel Approaches to Addressing the US Physical Inactivity and Obesity Pandemics: An Opportunity for Religious Organizations.

Background: Physical inactivity and obesity crises persist in the United States despite substantial mitigation efforts. The primary goal of this analysis is to determine whether the geographic concentration of religious institutions overlaps with geographic patterns for physical inactivity and obesity prevalence.

Methods: We obtained 2021 county-level, age-adjusted physical inactivity ("no leisure time physical activity") and obesity prevalence from the 2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention PLACES database.