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Combating Bias to Promote Comprehensive Obesity Care for Older Adults
Combating Bias to Promote Comprehensive Obesity Care for Older Adults
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
May 22, 2023
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Podcast episode
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People with obesity often experience bias due to their weight which can negatively impact their overall health and well-being. Older adults may have faced weight bias for many years, including from their healthcare providers, their families, and themselves. In addition to the weight bias being prevalent in healthcare, it also permeates places of employment, educational institutions, the media, and society overall. During this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford discusses weight bias and its negative consequences. She shares examples of how weight bias exists in healthcare and other areas and provides insights into how a person’s cultural identity impacts how they might experience weight bias. Finally, she offers solutions to this significant issue, including steps that healthcare professionals can take to eliminate weight bias and provide a comfortable environment of care for people with the chronic disease of obesity.
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Guest:
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Harvard Medical School
Obesity Medicine Physician-Scientist Massachusetts General Hospital
Host:
Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE
Director of Strategic Alliances, The Gerontological Society of America
This podcast episode is supported by Novo Nordisk. Content was developed by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
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Guest:
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Harvard Medical School
Obesity Medicine Physician-Scientist Massachusetts General Hospital
Host:
Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE
Director of Strategic Alliances, The Gerontological Society of America
This podcast episode is supported by Novo Nordisk. Content was developed by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
Released:
May 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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