The Danish Association for Obesity (Landsforeningen for Overvægtige) works to improve the living conditions in Denmark for people living with obesity.
The association is built on four core values: Joy, Respect, Equality and Courage.
The Danish Association for Obesity is a voluntary non-profit association, offering a number of activities/services for people living with obesity and for health care professionals.
Our Vision: improve the living conditions for people living with obesity
Our Mission: better treatment and reduced stigma for people living with obesity
Our work is founded in our four core values:
1. Joy
Joy is about making a difference in relation to our members and our partners and all the people living with obesity in Denmark.
2. Respect
Respect is the foundation for a dialogue also to ensure that all parties comes stronger out of it. In our Association we have respect for each other as individuals - no matter if it is a board member, volunteer, or a patient.
3. Equality
Equality Is the state in which people living with obesity and others consider each other to be equally valuable in our daily work to ensure better treatment and reduced stigma - as a part of this to break the obesity epidemic.
The association enter partnerships that are not necessarily equal in terms of time and money - but which are equal in our mission.
4. Courage
Courage Is required to be able to stand up and be the voice of people living with obesity. A group of people who are often exposed to stigmatization and lack of clear support.