by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA Are current discourses within the public health fields that emphasize place and geography as key components to identifying and addressing health inequities actually preventing us… Read More »Where’s the stigma?
Knowing that American Thanksgiving can generate a mix of reaction, be it about the politics and history of the day or the current focus on consumerism (Black Friday shopping), consumption… Read More »HAES® Matters: American Thanksgiving
by Dr. Jenny Copeland “It is better to light a candle, than curse the darkness.” In this movement, it often appears that we should choose between the two sides of… Read More »A Move Toward the Dark Side?
by Dr Rick Kausman and his daughter Meaghan Kausman What’s a Dad to do? As a Medical Doctor, I started working in the areas of food, eating behaviour and body… Read More »Funny how things can turn out
In the past weeks there have been at least two articles about size/body acceptance that have wiggled their way into the mainstream media. Both are complicated in that the messages… Read More »“Body Acceptance” in the Media
by Daxle Collier I’m going to be outlining some of the social barriers to intuitive eating, but before beginning, I’d like to make a disclaimer. When talking about social justice,… Read More »Social Barriers to Intuitive Eating
by Stacey Nye, PhD FAED I recently went to see Dr. X for my physical. Dr. X had just taken over the practice he shared with Dr. Y, who moved… Read More »If You Don’t Eat Wheat, Then Why Aren’t You Thin?
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA I recently listened to a panel that took place in February 2014 at AcademyHealth’s National Health Policy Conference. The panel was entitled “Community Health &… Read More »We Only Think We Understand Health Inequities
by Katja Rowell, MD Congratulations! It’s October— you’ve just survived another “childhood obesity awareness” month. The war rages on and children continue to suffer “friendly” fire from well-intentioned policies, professionals… Read More »Time for a cease-fire
by Jenny Copeland, PsyD Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. ~Albus Dumbledore~ I am exhausted. There –… Read More »Warning, Engine Overload in 3… 2… 1… (The Dangers of Burnout)