EPISODE · May 26, 2021 · 36 MIN
Public Health Has a Weight Problem
from Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven · host Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
This week we have one of our favorite guests BACK on the podcast talking about the many ways fatphobia shows up in public health initiatives. Marquisele Mercedes is a doctoral student and writer from the Bronx and her doctoral training and interests are at the intersection of fat studies and scholarship on race/ism. She looks at how racism, anti-Blackness, and fatphobia shape health care, research, and public health work and training. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • Fatphobic messaging in public health initiatives • How weight-centered initiatives harm POC communities • Effective ways to increase food access with public health funding • What food equity is and to get it + MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate • Review • Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • Pete & Gerrys: peteandgerrys.com/foodheaven • Coors Pure: Celebrate the wins of everyday life. Go to CoorsPure.com to see where you can find Coors Pure! For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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This week we have one of our favorite guests BACK on the podcast talking about the many ways fatphobia shows up in public health initiatives. Marquisele Mercedes is a doctoral student and writer from the Bronx and her doctoral training and interests are at the intersection of fat studies and scholarship on race/ism. She looks at how racism, anti-Blackness, and fatphobia shape health care, research, and public health work and training. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • Fatphobic messaging in public health initiatives • How weight-centered initiatives harm POC communities • Effective ways to increase food access with public health funding • What food equity is and to get it + MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate • Review • Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • Pete & Gerrys: peteandgerrys.com/foodheaven • Coors Pure: Celebrate the wins of everyday life. Go to CoorsPure.com to see where you can find Coors Pure! For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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