MAPPS

In 2018, the MAPPS I (Management & Advocacy for Providers, Patients and Systems) project identified major gaps in obesity services, particularly in lower-income regions and rural areas, where services were limited or inaccessible.

Between 2025 and 2027, the World Obesity Federation will be leading MAPPS II, which will provide an updated understanding of global health systems and investigate the social and commercial determinants of health and inequities in obesity care and prevention pathways. This innovative project aims to improve obesity care and prevention in health systems through improved evidence generation, coalition building, and policy engagement.

In addition to the global data collection, in-depth research will be conducted in six ‘deep dive’ countries — where comprehensive obesity care and policy landscapes will be assessed. In these countries, additional in-person interviews, multi-stakeholder roundtables, and activities to support coalition building will support national advocacy efforts. The ‘deep dive’ will explore in-country obesity care, policy, and prevention approaches.

If you are interested in working with us to expand this project, please contact us here: health_systems@worldobesity.org

Get involved with MAPPS II

The MAPPS II surveys will be available soon! 

In the meantime, you can sign up for updates and let us know how you’d like to get involved using the form below.

To participate in the MAPPS II project, you’ll be able to share your understanding and experience of your country’s obesity health care system, political landscape, and the broader societal and social context by completing one or more of the surveys once they are launched.

Publications

The findings from the MAPPS I project have been published in Clinical Obesity and on the Global Obesity Observatory.