Walk From Obesity 2008

Mount Sinai Hosts the 2008 Walk From Obesity!

Mount Sinai is delighted to announce that we will host the Walk from Obesity on Sunday, September 28, 2008!

This fall, the ASMBS Foundation and the Obesity Action Coalition will present the annual nationwide Walk from Obesity – a fundraising event designed to reduce disability, death, and discrimination of people who are obese by educating the public and healthcare professionals about effective treatments. This nationwide non-competitive walking event will bring together participants of all ages from throughout their communities. Walkers raise money by asking friends, family, and co-workers to sponsor them. In addition to walker income, funds are raised through sponsorship, matching gifts, corporate contributions, and other fund-raising activities.

The funds raised through this event will support the ASMBS Foundation and the Obesity Action Coalition’s educational missions by:

• Improving obesity awareness and reducing its associated discrimination
• Increasing public education about this devastating disease
• Increasing professional education concerning effective treatments of the disease
• Increasing obesity research funding

You may register online for this event at: www.walkfromobesity.com.

Click on "Join a Walk" and choose "New York City"

For any questions, please contact our Nutrition Coordinator, Rebecca Solomon, at (212) 241-2475 or

See you all in September!