A call to action, in French, from the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) summarizing the effects of weight bias, what can be done to reduce it and provides guidance for reframing public health messages.

  2020-04-08 – Handout

A call to action from the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) summarizing the effects of weight bias, what can be done to reduce it and provides guidance for reframing public health messages.

  2019-12-19 – Handout

A collection of websites that contains information, including courses, related to weight inclusiveness, stigma and bias.

  2023-02-16 – Handout

A 2012 brief from the Rudd Centre for Food Policy and Obesity providing an overview of the consequences of weight bias and related law and policy recommendations.

  2019-11-22 – Research Report/Paper

After reviewing the evidence on the causes and harms of weight stigma, a multidisciplinary group of international experts developed a joint consensus statement with recommendations to eliminate weight bias. Dietitians of Canada endorsed this statement along with a Pledge to Eradicate Weight Bias and Stigma of Obesity.

  2020-03-05 – Position Paper/Policy Document

An online test called Project Implicit® developed at Harvard University used to assess biases that people have towards race, sexuality, gender, body weight, etc. Variety of country tabs to select.

  2022-04-26 – Evaluation/Assessment Tool

A collection of websites related to weight/obesity.

    2021-09-28 – Website

A collection of images, photos and videos on inclusion and diversity that professionals can use in their practice. Some are royalty free and some require permission to use.

  2022-08-15 – Audio/Visual

An e-learning video module from the College of Dietitians of Ontario (CDO) examines the concepts of cultural competence and reviews how personal values, biases and assumptions may impact the quality of services that dietitians provide in all areas of dietetic practice.

The Chief’s Public Health Officer’s report in French from the Public Health Agency of Canada on the State of Public Health in Canada in 2019. The report addresses stigma and health including stigma experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, African, Caribbean and Black Canadians, seniors and LGBTQ2+ people, and across health issues such as mental illness, substance use, tuberculosis, HIV and obesity.

  2020-02-24 – Monitoring Report