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The pandemic has underscored many inequities in society.
One in particular involves weight bias and flaws in healthcare. We explain: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
One in particular involves weight bias and flaws in healthcare. We explain: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
There is a clash between the medical establishment and the fat acceptance movement.
First, there's terminology: Some use clinical terms like “obesity” and “overweight,” while others proudly use “large-bodied,” “people of size,” or “fat"
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
First, there's terminology: Some use clinical terms like “obesity” and “overweight,” while others proudly use “large-bodied,” “people of size,” or “fat"
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
Chrystal Bougon says her experience with medical providers has been one incident of size stigma after another.
She qualified for vaccination due to her BMI. She feared being hospitalized with COVID-19 and unable to advocate for herself. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
She qualified for vaccination due to her BMI. She feared being hospitalized with COVID-19 and unable to advocate for herself. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
This issue has real consequences. Research shows weight bias can keep larger-bodied people from seeking and receiving appropriate care.
A 24-year-old told us a particularly horrible experience involving a nurse: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
A 24-year-old told us a particularly horrible experience involving a nurse: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
More than 70% of adults in the United States either overweight or obese, according to the CDC.
Read more, including the findings of a 2020 article in a journal about weight bias https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
Read more, including the findings of a 2020 article in a journal about weight bias https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens
