Table.

Helpful Resources

The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) The OAC is a patient advocacy organization focused on improving the lives of those with obesity. In addition to information and advocacy on weight bias, the OAC produces a wide variety of education on obesity and advocates for access to care.	www.obesityaction.org Understanding Obesity Stigma Brochure - http://www.obesityaction.org/weight-bias-and-stigma/understanding-obesity-stigma-brochure People-First Language for Obesity - http://www.obesityaction.org/weight-bias-and-stigma/people-first-language-for-obesity Guidelines for Media Portrayals of Individuals Affected by Obesity - http://www.obesityaction.org/weight-bias-and-stigma/media-guidelines-for-obesity Weight Bias in the Workplace Guide - http://www.obesityaction.org/weight-bias-and-stigma/weight-bias-guides/weight-bias-in-the-workplace-information-for-employers Weight Bias in Healthcare – A Guide for Healthcare Providers Working with Individuals Affected by Obesity - http://www.obesityaction.org/weight-bias-and-stigma/weight-bias-guides/weight-bias-in-healthcare-a-guide-for-healthcare-providers-working-with-individuals-affected-by-obesity Weight Bias Resource Articles: Shame Campaigns - Do They Work? Weight Bias: Does it Affect Men and Women Differently? Weight Bias and Discrimination: A Challenge for Healthcare Providers Combating Weight Bias and Working with Your Healthcare Provider “Fattertainment” – Obesity in the Media Weight Discrimination Understanding the Negative Stigma of Obesity and its Consequences
UConn Rudd Center website: The Rudd Center aims to stop the stigma through research, education, and advocacy. Tool kit modules to help providers or health care students prevent obesity bias. This center has a tool kit that consists of 8 education modules to help providers prevent weight bias: helping without harming in clinical practice. This tool kit would be an excellent resource for providers and would be helpful to include in nursing education curriculum. This site has assessment tools for providers. Rudd Policy Brief Presentations by Dr. Rebecca Puhl	http://www.uconnruddcenter.org/weight-bias-stigma Videos exposing weight bias Continuing medical education course for health care providers to help reduce obesity stigma in clinical settings Online Tool Kit “Preventing Weigh Bias Without Harming in Clinical Practice” Module 1: increasing self-awareness of weight bias. Module 2: improving provider-patient interactions Module 3: overview of weight bias in health care settings Module 4: office environment strategies to reduce weight bias Module 5: weight bias resources for OBGYN providers Module 6: weight bias resources for pediatricians Module 7: weight bias resources for bariatric surgery clinics Module 8: resources for overweight patients Weight Bias: A Social Justice Issue. Weight Discrimination and the Law Clinical Implications of Obesity Stigma Pediatric Obesity and Bullying: Implications for Patients, Providers and Clinical Practice Weight Stigma in the News Media and Public Health Efforts to Address Obesity
STOP Obesity Alliance – Why Weight Guide The Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance released a series of educational videos and website for health care providers as part of STOP’s continued efforts to improve communication with patients affected by obesity. The information is based on STOP’s Why Weight? A Guide to Discussing Obesity & Health With Your Patients, a unique tool designed to help providers build a safe and trusting environment with patients to facilitate open, productive conversations about weight. The materials provide guidance and suggestions on how to initiate conversations with adult patients about weight and health.	http://whyweightguide.org/