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The Third Pan-American Conference on Obesity (PACO) will be a 3 day event and will be held on June 6-8, 2013 at The Westin Resort & Casino in Oranjestad, Aruba

The First Pan American Conference on Obesity, with special attention to Childhood Obesity (PACO I) was held in Aruba from June 8-11, 2011. Experiences and lessons learned were analyzed by attendees to send "The Aruban Call for Action on Obesity: Throughout Life… at All Ages" to the United Nations Summit on Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases.

The Second Pan American Conference on Obesity, with special attention to Childhood Obesity (PACO II) was held in Aruba from June 15 – 16, 2012. The conclusions and recommendations of PACO II were sent to the ministers of all the countries of the Americas as well as to the Inter- American Meeting at Ministerial Level on Health and Agriculture (Chile, July 26 – 27, 2012) and Pan American Sanitary Conference (USA, 2012).

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Aruba's national plan on the issue of obesity Network of professionals working in obesity research Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pan American Health and Education Foundation America's Move to Raise A Healthier Generation of Kids Proyecto Resplandor International Organización Mundial de Estimulación, Educación y Desarrollo Infantil Asociacion Mundial de Educacion Especial World Platform for Health and Economic Convergence SIAC | Sociedad Interamericana de Cardiologa The Caribbean Public Health Agency International Olympic Committee Aruba.com