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Author:  gayle [ Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:47 am ]
Post subject:  Eating disorders

We aren't talking about body images yet in our class but this program will be relevant to our work later, and to your lives and the lives of your students.

We will watch one of Jean Kilbourne's videos in our class, too, but not this one.

I hope you will be able to take advantage of these events.

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Did you know…

The peak onset of eating disorders occurs during puberty and the late
teen/early adult years.

At least 10 million females and 1 million males in the U.S. are battling
anorexia and bulimia, while another million more suffer from binge
eating disorder.

Eating disorders are a silent epidemic with devastating and
life-threatening consequences. Anorexia has the highest mortality rate
of any mental illness.

Many of our students struggle with eating disorders and the negative
self esteem that is part of this issue. Please help the Counseling
Center reach out to our students as we raise awareness and encourage
treatment for those that are in need of support. Our goal is to
challenge the misperceptions that encourage disordered eating and to
help our students develop a more positive sense of self. Please refer
your students to the following programs. Extra credit slips will be made
available at each workshop. A flyer of events is attached that you may
forward onto students and/or print and post in your department. Thanks
for all you do to promote wellness within our campus community!

Monday, Feb. 26
DIETS: WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T AND WHY
Supplements, carbs, weight loss promises – learn what it’s all about and how to eat healthy on campus
12:00-1:00 PM in the Attic Window Room of the Student Union

MEETING JAKE AND FINDING ME
Listen to one young woman's inspiring story of reclaiming life from Anorexia Nervosa.
5:30-6:30PM in 028 of the Library

Tuesday, Feb. 27
HOW TO HELP SOMEONE WHO MIGHT HAVE AN EATING DISORDER
12:30-1:30 PM in the Attic Window Room of the Student Union

Wednesday, Feb. 28
THE MINDFUL DIET: THE NEWEST CRAZE IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
12:00-1:00PM in the Calloway Peak Room of the Student Union

THE SKINNY ON AMERICA’S OBSESSION WITH THINNESS
View Jean Kilbourne’s, Killing Us Softly 3, meet a Miss North Carolina Pageant Contestant, and chat with a Fashion Expert as we explore our
definition of beauty and the impact of today’s ads, models, and the media.
5:30-7:00PM in the Price Lake Room of the Student Union

Thursday, March 1st
LOVE YOUR SHAPE: CREATING YOURSELF WITH CLAY
Participants will use clay and other expressive arts to shape their body
image and create a positive sense of self esteem. 12:30-1:30PM in the Roan Mountain Room of the Student Union

From Mon-Thurs come by the contact table in the Union to pick up some great information, have your picture taken, share your real assets, and
get your photo printed in our new poster!

Sponsored by Appalachian State University’s Counseling and Psychological Services Center, an office in the Division of Student Development.

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