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Weighing it up : thinking about the implications of school based obesity prevention initiatives
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posted on 2008-01-01, 00:00 authored by Deana Leahy, Lyn HarrisonIn this paper we explore the tensions that exist between two health promotion discourses prevalent in school based Health Education. We use one example from a widely used curriculum resource and one classroom episode to explore discourses related to obesity prevention, often described as an obesity epidemic by media and health professionals alike. Our argument is that these discourses work to produce the 'unhealthy other' that everyone is then in danger of becoming and in the process produce moral judgements and reinforce stereotypes about overweight and obese people. In so doing they run counter to health education and other discourses that seek to promote self-esteem and body acceptance in students no matter what their shape and size.
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ACHPER Australia healthy lifestyles journalVolume
55Issue
1Pagination
19 - 22Publisher
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Inc.Location
Hindmarsh, S. Aust.ISSN
1445-8918Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalUsage metrics
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