Image: weareteachers.com Today's post comes from Keshinee Moonian, BSc (Honors) Student in Computing Science. Children and youth in larger bodies sometimes face difficult, uncomfortable, or embarrassing situations simply because of their weight. While we might think – or at least we would [...]
Today's post comes from Melissa Bernaldez, BSc Student in Human Ecology. Our personal health is exactly that—something personal. We need to be able to trust our healthcare providers in order to manage our health effectively. For many people, in a bigger [...]
Today’s member profile comes from Dr. Kate Storey, PhD, RD, Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, Distinguished Researcher - Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, and CIHR New Investigator. Dr. Storey sits on the Population, Public [...]
There are millions of us living with obesity in Canada and we deserve better. Obesity has always been a part of my life. It is a disease that has impacted generations of my family and is something I now understand I [...]
Today’s member profile comes from Dr. Maryam Kebbe, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher Reproductive Endocrinology and Women’s Health Laboratory, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Kebbe sits on the Clinical - Pediatrics Committee. I am a behavioral scientist with extensive experience in innovating solutions within [...]
Today’s member profile comes from Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput, Ph.D., Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Chaput sits on the [...]
Today's member profile comes from Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew, PhD, R. Psych., Werklund Research Professor, University of Calgary . Dr. Russell-Mayhew sits on the Obesity Canada EveryBODY Matters Collaborative committee. Dr. Russell-Mayhew is a professor and registered psychologist with a research program [...]
By: Carla Prado & Maira Quintanilha Within a week of being released, the video has been watched over 4K times and is being translated into 8 languages. Low muscle mass is a defining feature of malnutrition. In recent [...]
Dr. Mary Forhan, OT Reg(Alberta), PhD, Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy and Associate Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta, has been named by Obesity Canada’s (OC) science committee and board of directors as the organization’s [...]
Update: April 23, 2024: These apps have now been retired and are no longer available. By Janice Macdonald, MEd., RD, Aim2Be Director, Childhood Obesity Foundation Finally, there’s an app you can feel confident recommending to families to help them adopt [...]
