BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NAASO, The Obesity Society at its 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting announced that it has established a working partnership with Shaping America’s Health to continue to bring more resources to the challenge of reversing the trends in obesity and weight management. “As the leading scientific society dedicated to the study of obesity we wanted to establish a relationship with Shaping America’s Health because of their grassroots work in communities," said Morgan Downey, JD, NAASO, The Obesity Society Executive Director. According to Michael D. Jensen, MD, President of Shaping America’s Health and Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, “the goal of the working partnership is to collaborate in making sure that scientifically sound information is communicated effectively for families and communities.”
