Today’s post comes from Janae Gallant and Megan Lamb. Janae is an honours student in Psychology at Carleton University and Megan is the Resource Coordinator of the CON-SNP National Executive. You can find more about Megan here! Researchers, journalists, and YouTubers alike [...]
Today’s guest post comes from Ian Patton. Ian is the Vice Chair of the Canadian Obesity Network’s Public Engagement Committee. In mid-December I was asked to share my experience to a room full of obesity experts as we worked together to develop much [...]
Today’s post comes from Amanda Raffoul and Melissa Fernandez. Amanda and Melissa are the current Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the CON-SNP National Executive. You can find more about Amanda and Melissa here! As members of the CON-SNP National Executive, [...]
CON, in collaboration with our obesity society affiliates and mdBriefCase, has been working to expand resources and case studies available to primary care clinicians on obesity management. This international initiative has resulted in accredited learning, along with valuable publications and resources closely aligned with the 5As [...]
Angela is a humorous 37 year old with a BA in Psychology and a patient in the Edmonton Adult Bariatric Specialty Clinic. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, movies, walking and much more! Angela [...]
Today’s post comes from Taniya S. Nagpal (PhD Candidate) and Matthew J. Fagan (MA Candidate). Dr. Harry Prapavessis (Director of the Exercise and Health Psychology Laboratory) also assisted with the editing. The prevalence of smoking worldwide in 1960 was over 50% for males and [...]
The OC-SNP Mentorship Matching Program aims to build a relationship between established researchers and leaders in obesity and trainees early in their career. This program is intended to facilitate and promote networking and career development opportunities for mentees who show strong potential for a [...]
Click Here To Find a Clinic This web resource is designed to help you identify potential treatment and support resources in your area. It was compiled by the Canadian Obesity Network based on an environmental scan first conducted in 2010 and updated [...]
Today’s post comes from Megan Lamb and Darcie Valois. Megan and Darcie both completed graduate studies in psychology at Carleton University. Darcie is a recent MA grad and Megan is currently a PhD student. It’s time to come clean: many of us [...]
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 benefits [...]
