The Weight and Healthcare Institute

Improving provider and patient experiences at the intersections of weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare.


SPECIALITIES

  • Seventeen years of experience as a healthcare educator from Grand Rounds and continuing education to guest lectures and lunch and learns.

    Past clients include Memorial Sloan Kettering, Massachusetts General Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, and Yale School of Medicine.

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  • Assistance with curriculum development, presentations, books, research and more.

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  • We publish a newsletter twice weekly as well as freelance journalism, book chapters, anthology editing and more.

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  • From conceptualization and consulting to co-authorship of research around weight science, weight stigma, and their intersections with healthcare.

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  • Print media, Television, Podcasts, Radio, and Documentary Film

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CONTACT

Reach out to our Director, Ragen Chastain via email.

Aphotograph of Ragen Chastain, a woman with glasses sitting at a glass table, smiling, with framed artwork hanging on the wall behind her.