Welcome to the Hamilton chapter of Obesity Canada!
Get excited, and get in on the ground level. Just like for OC, OC-YHM is free and open to any health practitioner, researcher, policy maker, person affected by obesity or other professional working in obesity or a related area, who is a member of Obesity Canada.
Make sure you don’t miss any opportunities to network, learn, build partnerships, and improve strategies to address, prevent, and treat obesity in Hamilton.
You can access more information on how to join the OC-Hamilton local chapter by emailing us!
We look forward to many exciting new opportunities to network, learn, build partnerships, and improve strategies to address, prevent, and treat obesity in Hamilton.
Chair: Dr. Kufaishi
Co-Chair: Dr. Mukherji
Secretary: Sherri Kearsley
Social Media Representative:
Event Coordinator: Sahar Qassem
If you are interested in joining our chapter, please send us an email!
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