Events & Calendars Redefining Health Series - Don’t Tell Me to Lose Weight: Navigating and Challenging Medical Fatphobia

The Department of Health Education and the SHEs present another workshop in the Redefining Health Series hosted by Isy Abraham-Raveson. The so-called “obesity crisis” is a fatphobic myth that constructs fatness as a disease that needs to be eliminated for the good of society. In fact, fatness is not a disease, and dieting to lose weight isn’t sustainable and can lead to major health problems. On top of that, this misinformation, along with discrimination and shame, prevents people in large bodies from accessing the healthcare they need. In this workshop we will challenge commonplace myths about fatness and health and develop self-advocacy strategies to use when faced with fatphobia in healthcare settings. Register at https://forms.gle/2mfhwdLQocyjJZnM6