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 published [...]
December 10th marked the United Nations’ International Human Rights Day, and an opportunity to reflect on and raise awareness of the human rights elements of living with obesity. Weight bias and discrimination is all too common in Canada, which prevents many Canadians [...]
Kelly Moen is an active patient advocate and vice-chair of the Obesity Canada Public Engagement Committee. Kelly and his wife Cathy gave a talk about living with obesity and the impact on family earlier this year. This topic has inspired Kelly’s family to write [...]
By Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD, Director of Research & Policy, Obesity Canada I have been working in the field of obesity research, education and advocacy for over a decade. In that time, I have seen the field of obesity change significantly. In [...]
Cathy is a loving and creative mom of two amazing boys. She currently works for the Provincial Government of BC as an Adjudicator for Specialized Services. In her spare time, you can find Cathy in the cheering sections at all of her son’s [...]
by Elizabeth Williams Much of my work has focused on increasing understanding so that our societies are inclusive, peaceful and accepting. As a result I have the opportunity to work with and meet some truly amazing people who create and actually do [...]
by Kelly Moen Kelly Moen is an active patient advocate and vice-chair of the Obesity Canada Public Engagement Committee. Kelly and his wife Cathy gave a talk about living with obesity and the impact on family earlier this year. This topic has [...]
by Kelly Moen It was a family affair. We were asked to talk about what life is like parenting while living with obesity. My wife and I flew out to Copenhagen to speak at Novo Nordisk's DEEPtalk program about parenting when living [...]
We are seven months into 2019, and there is an undeniable momentum building here at Obesity Canada (OC). Progress is happening and there are positive shifts around the conversations about obesity. OC continues to work with stakeholders around the globe, and here [...]
Weight bias, weight stigma and weight-based discrimination affect people of all ages and across settings, including in schools, at home, workplaces, healthcare systems and in popular media. Current narratives around obesity may contribute to weight bias by oversimplifying the causes of obesity [...]
