Mission & Objectives

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EASO Mission

To improve health outcomes across society, EASO empowers, advocates and educates to research, prevent, diagnose, treat and manage the chronic disease of obesity along the life course.

EASO Vision

Identifying and solving the challenges of obesity through collaborative action with multidisciplinary stakeholders underpinned by a strong scientific understanding.

  • Established in 1986, EASO is a federation of  professional membership associations from 40 countries.  It is in official relations with the WHO Regional Office for Europe and provides Expert Secretariats to the European Parliamentarian Interest group on Obesity & Resilient Health Systems  as well as for the OPEN-EU (Obesity Policy Engagement Network – EU hub)
  • EASO is the voice of European obesity professionals, representing a community of over 20,000 scientists, health care practitioners, physicians, public health experts, early career researchers, students and patients.
  • EASO promotes action through collaboration in research, education and policy.