Unfit for Work: Weight Discrimination in the Workplace
Today's blog post comes from Marcus Moore. Marcus is the Resource Coordinator of the Students and New Professionals National Executive and a law student at Western University. You can [...]
Welcoming New Leadership
Please join me in officially welcoming Dr. Mary Forhan, Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy and Associate Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation at the University of Alberta as our [...]
Students and New Professionals – National Executive Elections
Are you looking for an opportunity to get involved with an inspiring team of individuals to provide support to Canadians who are living with or who have been affected [...]
Pedometer Challenge 2021: Results!
Today’s post comes from Khushmol Dhaliwal. Khushmol’s MSc thesis focused on exploring risk factors contributing to obesity and unhealthy weight gain among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is [...]
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 [...]
Announcing The Winners Of OC-SNP Awards For 2020/21!
Today’s post comes from Khushmol Dhaliwal and Audrey St-Laurent. Khushmol’s MSc thesis focused on exploring risk factors contributing to obesity and unhealthy weight gain among children with Autism Spectrum [...]
Do you need more recipe inspiration for post-bariatric surgery?
Do you need more recipe inspiration for post-bariatric surgery? Tell us what you think about our Protein Cards! We’re inviting people who have or will undergo bariatric surgery to [...]
Infographic Design Competition Guidelines
Topic Infographics should highlight a topic that is in line with Obesity Canada’s vision and mission. What is an infographic? An infographic is a visual way to display [...]
Update on New Pediatric Obesity Guidelines
Work continues on updating clinical practice guideline for managing pediatric obesity in Canada. To inform the guideline, we're carrying out five literature reviews on topics related to the effectiveness of obesity [...]
Don’t Put Your Health on Hold/Ne mettez pas votre santé sur pause
Almost four in 10 Canadians (38%) surveyed, who have been clinically diagnosed with a chronic disease, say they are avoiding the health care system altogether during the pandemic. Don’t [...]
Those New Year’s Resolutions Didn’t Go As Expected. What to do now?
Today’s post comes from Kerri Delaney. Kerri is a PhD Candidate at Concordia University. She is also the current Special Events Coordinator of the OC-SNP National Executive. We all [...]
Reasons to attend the 2021 Obesity Canada Summit
Today’s post comes from Kerri Delaney. Kerri is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology at Concordia University. She is also the current Special [...]
Obesity & COVID-19
Blog by Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD, Director of Research and Policy, Obesity Canada At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Obesity Canada and its partners made a call to action [...]
Childhood Obesity Stigma: A Call to Action
From Ximena Ramos-Salas, PhD, Director of Research and Policy at Obesity Canada Obesity is a stigmatized disease and individuals living with this complex disease face continuous prejudice in healthcare, [...]
SmartMoms-Canada: a healthy pregnancy at your fingertips
Are you pregnant or know someone who is? Help us test our evidence-based smartphone health app for pregnant women! Poor healthy behaviours during pregnancy can increase the risk for [...]
Announcing the Distinguished Lecturer Award Winner for 2021
Obesity Canada is pleased to announce that Dr. Rebecca Puhl of the University of Connecticut Rudd Center is the 2021 recipient of our Distinguished Lecturer Award. Dr. Puhl completed her [...]
Member Profile
Today’s member profile comes from Dr. Taniya Singh Nagpal, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow at The University of Ottawa (Adamo Lab – Prevention in the Early Years Research Program) and with [...]
Aim2Be healthy living app for Canadian families
Aim2Be aligns with Canadian health and physical activity recommendations. It integrates living green and healthy body image principles, behaviour change techniques, and more. An expert team of dietitians, physical [...]
Researching Obesity with Obesity
Today’s post is brought to you by the OC-SNP Executive. All eyes were on me as I walked up to the podium. I was about to present my obesity [...]
Bariatric Surgery and Mental Health
Today’s post comes from Sylvain Iceta. Sylvain is a postdoctoral fellow at the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University. He is also the current Recruitment Coordinator of the [...]
OC-SNP Pedometer/Odometer Challenge 2021
Today’s post comes from Khushmol Dhaliwal. Khushmol’s MSc thesis focused on exploring risk factors contributing to obesity and unhealthy weight gain among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is [...]
Obesity Canada is looking for a graphic designer/web designer
Job Type: Full time, Temporary position Hours: The position is for 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday Office Location: University of Alberta, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health [...]
Obesity Canada is looking for a Project Coordinator
Job Type: Full time, Temporary position Hours: The position is for 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday Location: University of Alberta, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research [...]
Obesity Canada is looking for a Social Media / Marketing Coordinator
Job Type: Full time, Temporary position Hours: The position is for 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday Location: University of Alberta, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research [...]