What is the Cost of Weight Stigma?
, - (1 Hour 30 Minutes)
Lecture / Seminar All Ages
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(902) 585-1351
Event in Room: Auditorium
Due to an over-emphasis on correcting the 'obesity epidemic' and the moral panic regarding fatness, health messaging to the public has been critiqued for its iatrogenic effects, especially weight stigma. Through her recent work on creating a 'reducing weight bias' course for health care professionals, Dr. Gingras points to a crisis in health messaging that requires revising. Join us for a look inside the dark aspects of the 'healthy weights' mantra.
Jacqui Gingras, PhD, RD is an Associate Professor at Ryerson University examining the social aspects of health. Her research has addressed structural issues within the dietetics profession that enable inequities. Dr. Gingras is a Harrison McCain Visiting Scholar with the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Acadia University.
Catherine Morley, School of Nutrition and Dietetics
[email protected]
(902) 585-1351
Event in Room: Auditorium
Due to an over-emphasis on correcting the 'obesity epidemic' and the moral panic regarding fatness, health messaging to the public has been critiqued for its iatrogenic effects, especially weight stigma. Through her recent work on creating a 'reducing weight bias' course for health care professionals, Dr. Gingras points to a crisis in health messaging that requires revising. Join us for a look inside the dark aspects of the 'healthy weights' mantra.
Jacqui Gingras, PhD, RD is an Associate Professor at Ryerson University examining the social aspects of health. Her research has addressed structural issues within the dietetics profession that enable inequities. Dr. Gingras is a Harrison McCain Visiting Scholar with the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Acadia University.
Catherine Morley, School of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia
902-585-5242
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