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Counseling Center - provides a wide range of services to faculty, staff and students. Services are provided by a staff of professional counselors and clinical psychologists. The Center provides individual counseling, group counseling, workshops and outreach programs -- experiences to enhance a student's academic performance. http://www.gmu.edu/departments/csdc/
Learning Services (Educational Pamphlets): A Response Team Guide to Eating Disorders and Body Image Concerns. It is a resource designed as a brief overview of eating disorders as they pertain to college students. It helps identify and understand eating disorders and other “problem behaviors.” The guide contains facts about eating disorders and body image, information on how to make a referral (local, regional, and national resources), and supplemental handouts. http://www.gmu.edu/departments/csdc/eat/
Eating and Body Image Concerns Resources – provides a list of people to contact to help with counseling, assessment, referrals, and education. It also offers a list of programs available in the area and on campus, and places for self-help. http://www.gmu.edu/departments/csdc/eat/resources.htm
Self-Development Center provides a media library of personal growth and academic skills programs available. Some of the body image media includes “Body Image Therapy: A Program for Self-Directed Change,” “The Worried Well: Body Dysmorphic Disorder,” and “Perfect Body.” http://www.gmu.edu/departments/csdc/bodyimag.htm <back to top>
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Worldwide meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength, and hope where members respect one another’s anonymity. To find a meeting in the area visit http://www.oa.org/index.htm. <back to top>
American Anorexia and Bulimia Association (AABA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. It offers a long list of related searches such as anorexia, obesity, bulimia, weight control, eating disorder, and weight loss. It also contains other college related information about financial planning, car loans, student loans, and credit cards. The web site also includes a list of sponsored links for eating disorders. http://www.aabainc.org/
American Dietetic Association (ADA) is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. They are committed to helping people enjoy healthy lives. They are focused into five critical areas: obesity and overweight (with focus on children); healthy aging; safe, sustainable and nutritious food supply; nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics; and integrative medicine, including supplements and alternative medicine. ADA contains over 20 documents regarding body image. http://www.eatright.org/
MedlinePlus - National Institutes of Health and U.S. National Library of Medicine offer their services to create a web site with unlimited resources and information regarding health topics A-Z, drug information, and other resources. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
National Eating Disorders Association is the largest not-for-profit
organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders
and provide treatment referrals to those suffering form anorexia, bulimia,
and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight
issues. NEDA is dedicated to expanding public understanding of eating
disorders and promoting access to quality treatment for those affected
along with support for their families through education, advocacy, and
research. The web site includes research, links and resources, employment
opportunities, parent and family network, programs and materials. http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/.
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Other Resources
About-face is a media literacy organization focused on the impact mass media has on the physical, mental and emotional well being of women and girls. It offers a gallery of offenders and a gallery of winners, contact information, and resources that include references, facts, and books. http://www.about-face.org/
Alternative Press Review publishes a wide variety of the best essays
from radical magazines, tabloids, books, and magazines. http://www.altpr.org/
The Eating Disorder Recovery Center - http://www.addictions.net - offers
valuable information regarding treatment options, resources regarding
age, gender, pre-adolescents, signs and symptoms, and cultural aspects.
It includes a section just for men including chemicals and steroids
issues. It covers how relationships and society affect eating disorders,
and other behaviors that may accompany people who suffer from these
diseases.
ED Referral - Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center – is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. ED Referral provides information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorders. To begin your search for help and referral visit http://www.edreferral.com/
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting – is a national media watch group offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship. Uniquely, FAIR works with both activists and journalists. The group maintains a regular dialogue with reporters at news outlets across the country, providing constructive critiques when called for, and applauding exceptional, hard-hitting journalism. http://www.fair.org/index.html
Girls, Women and Media Project is a resource for students, teachers, consumers, parents, media makers and businesses. It is a non-profit initiative and network working to increase awareness of how pop culture and media represent, affect, employ, and serve girls and women. The web site offers facts, a quiz, and opportunities to get involved. http://www.mediaandwomen.org/
Gurze Books – Eating Disorders Resources – http://www.bulimia.com specializes in information about eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, plus related topics such as body image and obesity. The web site offers books at discounted prices, many free articles about eating disorders, newsletters, links to treatment facilities, organizations, and other websites, and much more.
A Manifesto for Third Wave Feminism – AlterNet is a highly acclaimed Internet information source that provides readers with crucial facts and passionate opinions they can't find anywhere else. One such article about the Third Wave of Feminism can be found at http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9986
Media Watch challenges abusive stereotypes and other biased images commonly found in the media. It distributes educational videos, media literacy information and newsletters to help create more informed consumers of mass media. http://www.mediawatch.com/
The Renfrew Center Foundation is a nonprofit organization advancing the education, prevention, research, and treatment of eating disorders. It provides professional training and education opportunities for mental health and medical professionals, create awareness in the general public through educational seminars, conduct research into the pathology and recovery patterns, educate policy makers to remove barriers to treatment, and provide treatment access for women and girls who might otherwise not be able to afford treatment. http://www.renfrew.org/
The Third Wave Foundation helps support the leadership of young women ages 15 to 30 by providing resources, public education, and relationship building opportunities. http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org <back to top>