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Hey everyone, happy National Eating Disorders Awareness week! For the past 19 years, NEDAW has been held and is so far the nation’s LARGEST eating disorders outreach effort.

During NEDAW health care providers, educators, social workers, family members, students and eating disorder professionals work to teach people of all ages about the importance of promoting positive body image and to raise awareness about the dangers of eating disorders and the need for early intervention and treatment.

Locally, Here is a list of events Old Dominion University is hosting this week. Events include a jeans drive (get rid of those stupid “skinny jeans”), a body image backtalk wall, talks on mindful eating, images of womens’ bodies in advertising, and several other events.

If you want to get involved with events this week, be sure to visit the NEDAW site. There is almost certainly an event going on at a college campus near you.

If you want more information on eating disorders, self-diagnosis, support, recovery, or how to reach out to friends or family who struggle with eating disorders, I highly recommend you visit Something Fishy.org. It’s an excellent web resource. Gurze books contains a wealth of information for those looking for books or publications about eating disorders.

Thanks to Miss Genevieve for reminding me about this!

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