99.25% of respondents for the Fat in Healthcare report said they’d experienced bias in healthcare as a result of their body size. If that’s not a f*cked fact, I don’t know what is.
For anyone living in a larger body, it’s not a surprise to hear that many fat people have experienced discrimination at the doctors or in another healthcare setting. Whether that’s having your issues dismissed and completely attributed to your size, or being told to ‘eat healthier’ at every single appointment (without being asked what you do eat!) - the impact can be damaging. Vinny Welsby created the ‘Fat in Healthcare’ report, and the findings broke my heart.
In this episode, we chat about:
- Their advice for anyone struggling with internalised anti-fat bias
- How anti-fat bias in healthcare perpetuates and what it looks like
- The most surprising findings from the Fat in Healthcare report
- Which marginalised groups are most impacted by anti-fat bias in healthcare?
- What people in healthcare need to understand about fat patients
- How organisations can provide size-inclusive care
Follow Vinny on Instagram or download the Fat in Healthcare report here.
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