Healthcare Professionals
Obesity Canada is the country’s leading obesity registered charity association for healthcare professionals, researchers, trainees and students.
Obesity Canada provides guidelines for healthcare professionals, offer educational programs, promote public awareness, and advocate for evidence-based policies.
By combining research, education, and advocacy, Obesity Canada strives to improve the understanding and management of obesity while supporting individuals affected by this disease.
Recent News:
Research Updates: Weight Bias Research: Moving beyond raising awareness and creating change!
Weight Bias Research: Moving beyond raising awareness and creating change! Weight bias is defined as negative attitudes toward and beliefs [...]
The Canadian Obesity Network is Now Obesity Canada
It’s been more than a decade since the Canadian Obesity Network was launched as a knowledge exchange and networking platform [...]
Health at Every Size (HAES) – What’s it all about?
Today’s post comes from Janae Gallant and Megan Lamb. Janae is an honours student in Psychology at Carleton University and [...]
One Size Fits One
Today’s guest post comes from Ian Patton. Ian is the Vice Chair of the Canadian Obesity Network’s Public Engagement Committee. In [...]
Report Card On Access To Obesity Treatment For Adults (2017)
View the report in the following formats: Online slideshow (single page web application) Report Card Full Version (PDF) Report Card [...]