Take a moment to re-read one of the stories that has driven our patient advocates to take action. The story of Ellen Maud Bennett gripped the media last year. Ellen included a message for the world in her obituary, which was [...]
OPEN LETTER Manitoba House Leaders and Members of the Legislative Assembly, On behalf of Obesity Canada’s 15,000 professional members and 20,000 public supporters, we are writing to express our disappointment with the outcome of yesterday’s Manitoba Committee Meeting where Bill 216 [...]
by Ian Patton On September 26th the World Obesity Federation and the World Economic Forum joined forces to host a side event at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, NY to discuss the importance of prioritizing obesity as a [...]
Last month, the story of Ellen Maud Bennett gripped the media. Ellen included a message for the world in her obituary, which was published after she passed away from cancer. In it, she chided some of her healthcare practitioners for ignoring [...]
It’s been more than a decade since the Canadian Obesity Network was launched as a knowledge exchange and networking platform under the federal Networks of Centres of Excellence program. That funding ran its course after four years, but here we are, [...]
View the report in the following formats: Online slideshow (single page web application) Report Card Full Version (PDF) Report Card Infographic (PDF) Report Card Powerpoint Slides (PPTX) Canadians living with obesity are gravely underserved by Canada’s public health systems and private [...]
