I’ve Learned about Weight Stigma. What can I Do to Help?
By Sarah Nutter, PhD; Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Calgary; Obesity Canada EveryBODY Matters Committee After learning about “healthy weight” social messages, the ways that these messages are contradicted by [...]
Advocacy Crash Course
This blog post comes from Ian Patton, our Director of Public Advocacy and Engagement. You may reach Ian at patton@obesitynetwork.ca Today I came across this blog post from [...]
NOW OPEN: Students and New Professionals: National Executive Elections
The OC-SNP National Executive is a rewarding experience. We asked past and present OC-SNP National Executives, and 100% said they would recommend joining the OC-SNP Executive to their friends [...]
From Grad School and Beyond: Dr. Kristen Reilly
Kristen Reilly has been involved with Obesity Canada for over six years, including serving on the OC-SNP National Executive as National Chapter Representative (2018-19) and Special Events Coordinator (2019-20). [...]
Advocacy: We are Working Hard for You!
Our mission at Obesity Canada is to improve the lives of individuals living with obesity through research education and advocacy. What do we mean by advocacy? Advocacy can mean [...]
Call for Beta Testers for Our New Online Community
Obesity Canada has some big news for our members! For a while now, we have heard the frustrations of Canadians living with obesity that there is a lack of support, [...]
A Message of Hope for Uncertain Times
From Obesity Canada's CONDUIT Newsletter, June 2020 It is an intense time to be alive. There is an overwhelming amount of information coming at all of us and many [...]
How Are Your Doing?…..No, Really, How Are You Doing?
Have you ever noticed how often we greet someone with the question “How are you?” or “How are you doing?”. But, in fact, this is more of a greeting [...]
The Consequences of “Healthy Weight” Messages for People with Obesity
In this series, we have identified that “healthy weight” social messages[1] exist in our society that inaccurately support the belief that higher body weights are unhealthy and [...]
People with Obesity are not Personally Responsible for their Weight
One of the most crucial components of “healthy weight” social messages is that body weight is easily modifiable[1]. This is a message people hear, read, and talk about on [...]
SNP Events Recap
Today’s blog post comes from Khushmol Dhaliwal and Malcolm Snow. Khushmol is a master’s student at the University of Alberta, and Malcolm is an undergraduate student at Memorial University [...]
Obesity Canada and Desjardins Insurance Partner for the Health of Canadians
Edmonton, AB, June 9, 2020 – Obesity Canada is pleased to announce that Desjardins Insurance has joined its growing roster of organizations dedicated to improving the lives of Canadians [...]
