Addressing Weight Stigma and Bias in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Webinar

Weight stigma and bias can limit access to quality sexual and reproductive health care by leading clinicians to provide lower-quality care and clients to delay or avoid health care. This webinar will explore the concepts of weight stigma and bias, discuss the impact of weight stigma and bias on health behaviors and health care utilization, and provide basic strategies to reduce weight stigma and bias in the reproductive health care setting.

Speaker(s):

• Ragen Chastain, Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA), Speaker, Writer, Researcher, Consultant
• Dr. Jeffrey Hunger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Social Psychology, Miami University of Ohio

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Describe weight stigma and bias
• Explain the impact of weight stigma and bias on health behaviors and health care utilization
• Identify at least 3 strategies to reduce weight stigma and bias in the reproductive health care setting