The American Obesity Association has stated that their is 127 million people or over half of the adult population that are considered obese.  Healthcare Design must meet the needs of this bariatric population.  Learn how this can be accomplished in an article from Healthcare Design.

According to The Obesity Society, overweight people are often the target of bias and stigmas. Biased attitudes including perceptions that overweight patients are unintelligent, unsuccessful, weak-willed, unpleasant, overindulgent, and lazy have been documented among medical staff. As a result of negative experiences, obese patients may avoid seeking medical care and are more likely to cancel or delay appointments and preventative healthcare services.

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