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Obesity Education Initiative (OEI) Internet URL http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/oei/index.htm Sponsoring Agency National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health Description The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the Obesity Education Initiative (OEI) in January 1991. The overall purpose of the initiative is to help reduce the prevalence of overweight along with the prevalence of physical inactivity in order to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and overall morbidity and mortality from CHD. In addition, reducing the prevalence of overweight will help reduce the prevalence and severity of sleep apnea.The OEI is one of the cardiovascular risk factor education programs administered by the Office of Prevention, Education, and Control (OPEC) at the NHLBI Related Topics Obesity Review Date 7/19/2004

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