ICPO Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity


Looking Back at 2022

Dr. Grace O’Malley and Bernadette Keenan

Childhood Obesity Interview

Understanding Childhood Obesity

Youths Living with Obesity

Living With
Obesity.

Clinical Guidelines

Irish Clinical
Practice Guidelines

World Obesity Day 2023
Listen to our podcast

Listen to our podcast here! “Words Matter for Obesity” Stick and Stones may break my bones, but names can also hurt me Catherine, Linda, Maura and Susie chat about how important it is we look at how words matter for people living with overweight or obesity. We thank ECPO for facilitating the making of this podcast.

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Living With Obesity

We share information in the hope it will help, support and inspire people living with Obesity in Ireland. If you would like to volunteer, get in touch!

HOW TO PREPARE

Infographic Preparing for Medical Consultations

Information on How to Prepare for a Medical Consultation. Gather information about the HCP’s attitude; select your caregiver according to his/her reputation for respect towards people living with obesity if possible…

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Living with Obesity

Infographic : Weight Stigma

Weight bias is defined as negative attitudes toward and beliefs about others because of their weight. Weight stigma refers to social stereotypes and misconceptions about people with obesity.

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Stigma in Healthcare

Mental Health and Obesity

Enabling Participation

Stigma in Society

Support Meetings

ICPO
Support Meetings

We host online zoom meetings every week. Anyone who lives in Ireland and is affected by overweight, or obesity is welcome. Details are shared in the support groups each week, meetings are usually one hour. Anyone interested must register their email once with us, and we will send the new link, for each meeting.

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October 14, 2021

Routine Activity

Credit to Photographers Matt Love & Maura Murphy European Image Bank : www.ecpomedia.org It is widely assumed that people living with obesity are not physically active at all...
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    October 14, 2021

    Living Life

    Credit to Photographers Matt Love & Maura Murphy European Image Bank : www.ecpomedia.org We see very often people living in larger bodies are stigmatised as being lazy, gluttonous...
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      October 14, 2021

      Groups

      Credit to Photographers Matt Love & Maura Murphy European Image Bank : www.ecpomedia.org Obesity is a complex disease. A very visual disease compared to most. We may not...
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