Healthy Weight Management 

Welcome to the Advocate Aurora Healthy Weight Management Resource Center.

To get started, download the Employer Checklist. 

Check out the 5 healthy weight pillars for downloadable and shareable resources for your organization and employees. Share videos with your employees by posting to your intranet site. 

Nutrition

Learn how to measure the impact of nutrition on your employee population.

This includes the Health Management Resources (HMR) program, a national medically-supervised weight-management program that helps employees lose weight and gain skills to live a healthy lifestyle for years to come through structured diet plans, health education and behavioral change. 

• Foodsmart Webinar Recording
• Foodsmart Resource Kit
• HMR Webinar Recording
• HMR Resource Kit
• Foodsmart Cooking Demo Webinar Recording
• Foodsmart Cooking Demo Resource Kit

Other Resources

• Check out Jay and Terrie's full story
• Check out a 1-minute video of Dr. Julie's story
• Access HMR products, ingredients, and nutrition information
• Access how HMR compares to other diets

Physical Activity

Understand how evidence-based recommendations on physical activity, injury prevention and wellness services can impact your employees. 

• Physical Activity Webinar Recording
• Physical Activity Resource Kit

Behavioral Therapy

Resources discuss how to address barriers to lifestyle change through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Healthy Me Coaching and wellness services. 

• Behavioral Therapy Webinar Recording
• Behavioral Therapy Resource Kit

Other Resources

• Nutrition.gov: Printable handouts and factsheets that can be used for health fairs, classes, and other food and nutrition-related events
• Health.gov: MyPlate.gov Resource
• Access Livewell online (download app for Meditation and Recipes)

Weight Loss Medication

Discover how intensive treatment consisting of anti-obesity medication management, counseling and bariatric surgery should be considered as part of your benefit plan design.

• Weight Loss Medication Recording
• Weight Loss Medication Resource Kit

Bariatric Surgery

Learn more about the facts and myths, plus understand the outcomes and risks of bariatric surgery for sustainable weight loss. 

• Bariatric Surgery Recording
• Bariatric Surgery Resource Kit

Video series

• What Qualifies someone for Bariatric Surgery: This video provides information on what typically makes a good candidate for a bariatric surgery procedure.
• What to Expect Before Bariatric Surgery: The bariatric surgery process begins before the scheduled operations.  This video provides a brief look into what someone considering bariatric surgery can expect prior to surgery.
• Bariatric Surgery Options: Information to help make informed decisions on which method might be right for you.
• Medical Co-Morbidity Resolution: How bariatric surgery can help successfully reduce medical co-morbidities.

Employees can learn more about bariatric services by visiting:

• For Wisconsin, visit aurora.org/bariatrics
• For Illinois, visit www.advocatehealth.com/health-services/weight-loss-bariatric-surgery