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Putting people first in obesity
Author(s) -
Kyle Theodore K.,
Puhl Rebecca M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.20727
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , health care , obesity , weight stigma , medicine , psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , overweight , political science , law
Bias and discrimination against people with obesity create obstacles to quality patient care. Language used for this disease contributes to the problem. People-first language is the standard for respectfully addressing people with chronic disease, rather than labeling them by their illness. Because of the importance of reducing bias associated with obesity, The Obesity Society and all members of the Obesity Care Continuum have affirmed people-first language as the standard for their publications and programs.