Скачать или смотреть Human Rights approach to Obesity (Samantha Thomas Q&A)

Bio: Dr Samantha Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Marketing, Monash University. Samantha graduated with a Ph.D from the University of Auckland. Prior to joining Monash she worked in global health policy at the World Health Organisation (Geneva) and as a researcher at King's College London, where she conducted research with the British Military; Embedded Journalists; Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children; and black and ethnic minority prisoners.

Questions
To what extent are the health problems associated with obesity emotional and mental as opposed to physical?
Have attitudes towards obese people always been so negative?
Is this stigmatisation tied to the narratives of personal responsibility you mention in your talk?
How do we get away from narratives of personal responsibility?
What would a human rights based approach to obesity look like?
Would a community based approach involve keeping corporations accountable?

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