Addressing Structural Racism, Bias, and Health Communication as Foundational Drivers of Obesity: Proceedings Of A Workshop Series

By: Food and Nutrition Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Health and Medicine Division and Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

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Synopsis: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Obesity Solutions convened a three-part workshop series that explored how structural racism, weight bias and stigma, and health communication intersect with obesity, gaps in the evidence base, and challenges and opportunities for long-term, systems-wide strategies needed to reduce the incidence and prevalence of obesity. Through diverse examples across different levels and sectors of society, the workshops explored how to leverage the connections between these three drivers and innovative data-driven and policy approaches to inform actionable priorities for individuals, organizations, and policymakers to make lasting systems change.