Projects and Partnerships

The Weight and Healthcare Institute and our Director, Ragen Chastain, are proud to engage in various projects, including partnering with a wide variety of organizations, to create resources that provide support and drive positive change in healthcare.

For questions and/or to inquire about a partnership, send an email to Ragen@WeightandHealthcare.com

Projects

Weight Inclusive Toolkit
As part of the Weight Inclusive Toolkit Initiative
The first standardized weight inclusive curriculum toolkit for nutrition and dietetics education, mapped to the 2027 ACEND standards and absolutely free for all educators, preceptors, students, interns, practitioners, and anyone in any field who is interested in weight inclusive tools.
Learn More about the Toolkit

Request a Free Copy of the Toolkit

Health at Every Size (HAES) Health Sheets
In partnership with Dr. Louise Metz
Weight-neutral, diagnosis specific care guides for providers, patients, and advocates
Access the HAES Health Sheets

Weight Neutral Patient Advocate Training Continuing Education
In partnership with the Alliance of Professional Health Advocates
Access the training

What to Say at the Doctor’s Office Cards
Printable cards with phrasing to use with a healthcare provider (or to simply be handed to them) including a QR code that links to research
Access the updated cards
Access the original cards (with research on the back) including Spanish, French, and German translations

Proper Vaccination Cards
Printable cards to help higher-weight patients ask for the longer needle required by CDC guidelines
Access the vaccine needle cards

Insurance Appeal Templates for Weight-Based Denials and Failure to Accommodate
In partnership with Project Heal
Access the templates

Journal Club
In partnership with the Association for Weight and Size Inclusive Medicine (AWSIM)
Learn more about AWSIM and their events, including the Journal Club

Content and Curriculum Review

Intuitive Eating, 5th Ed.,
Evelyn Tribole, MS, Elyse Resch, MS

Weight Inclusive Toolkit, Rutgers University

Beyond the Pill - Contraceptive Care for Patients with Bigger Bodies curriculum
University of California San Francisco: Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences.

The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food
Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch

Measurement and Assessment Considerations for Weight Neutral Epidemiology
Epidemiology Anti-Stigma Working Group

Diet Culture Critical Consciousness Scale
Brownstone, L., Greene, A., Harrop, E., and Mensinger, J.

Health at Every Size for Obstetrics,
Anna Whelan, MD, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine

Body kind – a research-based, tested school body image curriculum, BE REAL USA

Let’s eat – A curriculum or middle and high school health classes, BE REAL USA

Policy/Testimony

Massachusetts State Legislature, Joint Judiciary Committee, H.1919/S 1249; An Act prohibiting body size discrimination. Expert testimony.

Delaware State Legislature, House Administration Committee Hearing, HB115: Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Weight, Height, or Body Size. Expert testimony.

Welsh Senedd (UK government), Health and Social Care Committee inquiry: Prevention of Ill-Health – Obesity (2024). Written evidence.

Colorado State Legislature, House Education Committee Hearing, HB24-1285: Student Weight-Based Bullying Prevention. Expert testimony.

US Preventative Services Task Force. Guidelines Creation: Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents. Expert Interviewee.