NAAFA Community Voices Blog

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Activism, Call to Action, COVID-19, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Medical, Surveys Darliene Howell Activism, Call to Action, COVID-19, From the Newsletter, Healthcare, Medical, Surveys Darliene Howell

RESEARCH SURVEY OPPORTUNITIES

NAAFA is introducing RESEARCH SURVEY OPPORTUNITIES, a new monthly feature in the NAAFA Newsletter and on the NAAFA Community Voices Blog,.

The purpose of this feature is to share the opportunity to participate in surveys or studies that directly affect fat community. These research participation opportunities have been presented to NAAFA for possible sharing by the individuals or organizations that are leading the research. They were not created by nor are they sponsored by NAAFA.

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From the Newsletter, Call to Action, Activism, Health At Every Size Terri and Bill Weitze From the Newsletter, Call to Action, Activism, Health At Every Size Terri and Bill Weitze

Media and Research Roundup - May 2022

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media & Research Roundup. This issue features: body positivity and what "everyone knows"; Texas State Troopers are facing disciplinary action based on their waist circumference; how food hierarchies can be antifatness, classist and racist; a petition against weighing children in school, and more!

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Activism, Medical, From the Newsletter, Healthcare Terri and Bill Weitze Activism, Medical, From the Newsletter, Healthcare Terri and Bill Weitze

Media and Research Roundup - March 2022

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media Research Roundup. This issue features: lack of plus-size representation in fashion week, being weighed at the doctor’s office, anti-discrimination in Brazil, WW’s violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule and more!

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Activism, Medical, From the Newsletter, Antiracism, Healthcare Terri and Bill Weitze Activism, Medical, From the Newsletter, Antiracism, Healthcare Terri and Bill Weitze

Media and Research Roundup - February 2022

For the latest information and research on fatness, check out the Media and Research Roundup. This issue features: how far we have gone and how far we need to go to change the pervasiveness of the "ideal body" in teen magazines, don't weight me cards, body neutrality, and more!

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