China faces a critical public health challenge with obesity rates exceeding 50% among adults and 20% among children. In response, the National Health Commission launched a comprehensive three-year "Year of Weight Management" initiative in March 2024, further emphasized by the 36th Patriotic Health Month's theme "Healthy Towns - Healthy Weight" in April 2024. These initiatives underscore the urgent necessity for implementing comprehensive strategies to combat obesity and its associated non-communicable diseases. To catalyze these national efforts, the Obesity Prevention and Control Section of the Chinese Nutrition Society, in collaboration with the Chinese Society of Behavioral Health of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, the International Center for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases Research, the Global Health Institute at Xi'an Jiaotong University, and other partnering institutions issued the Expert Consensus of "China Healthy Weight Management Action Initiative" during the March 4, 2024 World Obesity Day campaign. This paper presents and analyzes the initiative's systematic strategy, which integrates ten strategic recommendations across five key domains: 1) strategic policy and guideline implementation, 2) strengthening healthcare systems and public awareness, 3) collaborative and international engagement, 4) building health-conducive environments, and 5) data-driven approaches and technological solutions. The initiative establishes a comprehensive framework for addressing obesity through an integrated approach encompassing public policy, healthcare systems, and community engagement. Implementation of these strategic recommendations is expected to significantly enhance public health outcomes and accelerate progress toward achieving the "Healthy China 2030 Initiative" objectives.
Keywords: Expert consensus; NCDs prevention and control; Obesity prevention and control; Weight management.
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