Resources
Academic Institutions
- Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa
- Founded in 1898, Des Moines University comprises three colleges offering nine graduate degrees. A health sciences university since adding the colleges of health sciences and podiatric medicine in 1981, the programs share a collective strength — a collaborative campus community where students and faculty come together in the pursuit of knowledge.
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- A major national research university in Iowa City, Iowa. It is composed of 11 colleges, the largest of which is the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Others include The Henry B. Tippie College of Business, the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and the Colleges of Education, Engineering, Law, Nursing, Pharmacy, Colleges of Dentistry and Public Health.
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Obesity Related Associations and Organizations
- American Heart Association
- National Institute of Mental Health - Binge Eating Disorder
- National Weight Control Registry
- The Obesity Society