Obesity & Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

Welcome to an educational journey that gets to the heart of a critical matter: cardiovascular (CV) health in adults living with overweight and obesity. Making the Connection aims to provide information to aid in optimizing the management of people with obesity and CV risk factors or established cardiovascular disease (CVD).

This educational program designed for health care professionals, examines the prevalence of obesity in the United States, the link between obesity and CVD, and current ways to manage these individuals.

Track your progress through the modules:

Let’s explore obesity as a chronic disease, its link with CVD, and guidance for management to improve CV risk factors.

Before you get started, remember that your progress will be saved where you leave off in each module.
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Each module unlocks access to new resources

Obesity Resources

Access useful resources, supplemental materials, and when you've completed the full educational program, get your badge and certificate!

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Partners

This is a promotional educational program that will not be certified for continuing medical education credit. Participation requires a novoMEDLINK™ account.

This program has been developed by Novo Nordisk in collaboration with the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) and the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) to bring you up-to-date content designed specifically for the health care community. These associations have received financial support from Novo Nordisk for their collaboration in creation of this educational program and related co-promotional and advertising opportunities.

If you have questions or issues during this program, please contact the Novo Nordisk Customer Care Center at 1-800-727-6500.