There has been a lot of media focused on weight stigma in the last few months, off the back of the Public Health Research and Practice paper on weight stigma, led by our Weight Stigma Expert group. It has been a great opportunity to highlight some of the key messages...
We were grateful to be invited to attend and speak at the Health and Wellbeing Queensland Symposia 2022 in November. It was an opportunity to celebrate the great work of this organisation and the commitment from the Queensland government to invest in the community’s...
We recently submitted a letter to the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce, outlining the urgent and critical need for better healthcare pathways, funding, and tools to support clinicians and health consumers with conversations about obesity and health. There is a...
In October 2022, the journal Public Health Research and Practice released a special issue including 10 papers on obesity. The papers explore obesity through the life course – from preconception and pregnancy through to adolescence and adulthood – and the actions we...
Our brand and website have a new look and feel, but we still stand for the same vision of an Australia where we prioritise health and wellbeing, and where weight and obesity are treated as collective responsibilities – free from stigma and shame. Thank you to the...
