[Associations to promote access to care and recognition of obesity]

Virginie Gagnon-Leguen; Claudine Canale

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2023.07.009

[Associations to promote access to care and recognition of obesity]

Rev Infirm. 2023 Aug-Sep;72(293):36-37. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.07.009. Epub 2023 Aug 7.

[Article in French]

Authors

Virginie Gagnon-Leguen¹, Claudine Canale²

Affiliations

¹ Ligue contre l'obésité (LCO), 24 rue Tronchet, 75008 Paris, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Ligue contre l'obésité (LCO), 24 rue Tronchet, 75008 Paris, France.

PMID: 37633691
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.07.009

Abstract

Patient associations bring many benefits to people suffering from obesity. What's more, through their actions, these associations contribute to the recognition of obesity as a pathology.

Keywords: association de patients; health; obesity; obésité; patient association; prevention; prévention; santé; therapeutic education; éducation thérapeutique.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Obesity* / therapy