Understanding Obesity, Together.

An interactive learning experience for caregivers and care partners.

Learn how to better support loved ones living with obesity through fun, fast-paced games and expert insights.

Caregiving and Obesity - Interactive Experience

Obesity is more than just a number on a scale—it’s a complex, chronic condition that affects the body, mind, and relationships. Caregiver Action Network has partnered with Paradigm Medical Communications to bring you a new interactive tool designed to empower caregivers, care partners, and those living with obesity.

This engaging, gamified activity combines expert guidance, real-world stories, and quick-hit quizzes to help you understand the science of obesity, bust myths about weight loss, and explore how to offer meaningful support without bias or shame.

If I were to give one piece of advice to someone who has a loved one dealing with obesity, it would be to let them know it is a journey. Not everyone is the same. The same path is not for everyone […] it’s just love and patience.
Ana, Caregiver

What You’ll Learn

  • Why obesity is considered a chronic disease
  • Why losing weight isn’t as simple as it seems

  • How to separate fact from fiction when it comes to treatment

  • What support systems make a difference

  • How obesity affects relationships and communication

Caregiving and Obesity - Operation Obesity
Caregiving and Obesity - Games Library

How It Works

Explore modules like Operation Obesity and Fact or Fiction: Bullseye, where you’ll test your knowledge, hear from experts, and gain practical tips you can use right away—all in under an hour.

The one thing that I would want other patients with obesity to understand is they’re not alone. And that they deserve compassion and respect in all aspects of their life, including medical care and in treatment for their obesity.

Patty, Patient

Frequently Asked Questions

This game-based educational activity examines how obesity affects the body, dispels common obesity and treatment myths, and explores the social impact of obesity on the patient and their social network through three gaming modules. The games include Operation Obesity, Mythbusters Lightning Round, and a Fact-and-fiction Target Game!

There are three distinct games, each highlighting different educational aspects of obesity. The games include Operation Obesity, Mythbusters Lightning Round, and a Fact-and-fiction Target Game!

Yes! Additional resources include two educational PDFs available for download and printing, a list of websites for more information, and a list of references used throughout the educational modules.

Your responses will help us evaluate the effectiveness of this program and guide the development of future educational activities in obesity.

You do not! The pre-survey and post-survey are completely optional.

Absolutely! Your participation is anonymous and no identifiable information—such as your name or email—will be collected.

Yes! Please feel free to share the educational materials with anyone who might be interested.

This experience was developed by Paradigm Medical Communications and is presented in partnership with Caregiver Action Network.

Paradigm Medical Communications

Paradigm is a multiple award-winning medical education company that develops innovative activities. We expertly tailor our initiatives to fulfill the needs of diverse, sophisticated audiences, and we diligently monitor ongoing activities to facilitate continuous growth and improvement.

Paradigm’s mission is to provide educational initiatives designed to bridge identified education gaps of physicians, other health care providers, patients, and caregivers.