2008 Woodie Awards
Feb. 24-March 1 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Natalie Spain
Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: Features
Creating awareness for any type of concern or issue is extremely important in order to educate others and create an understanding.
Feb. 24 through March 1 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW) and the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is putting out incredible effort to raise awareness for this topic.
The NEDA website encourages people from all over the United States to get involved. People can get involved by becoming a NEDAW coordinator or by simply being involved with body image awareness in day to day life. The website, www.national eatingdisorders.org, provides information about how to become a coordinator and affirms that the only prerequisite is "anyone with an interest and passion for increasing eating disorders awareness and prevention is qualified to become a NEDAW Coordinator."
Body image affects all people from every background. Women as well as men suffer from eating disorders. In fact, an estimated 10 to 15 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are male according to American Journal of Psychiatry.
Other statistics include: one in five women struggle with an eating disorder or disordered eating, eating disorderes affect up to 24 million American's and 70 million individuals world wide, 90 percent of those with eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25 and at least 50,000 individuals will die as a direct result of an eating disorder, all according to www.eatingdisorderinfo.org.
"The human body is beautiful and anything we can do to create awareness about this issue will be beneficial," said SSU senior Lindsay Emmel.
Emmel has compassion for those who suffer from any eating disorder and hopes the awareness week will help the cause.
"I hope the awareness continues beyond just this week. The more information out there the better and the more people that get involved the better chance we have to solve body image issues," said Emmel.
There are many services on campus that aid in helping treat eating orders. Sonoma State offers counseling through psychological services. Psychological services have many trained professionals that deal specifically with eating disorders. The health center on campus also has information about various eating disorders. On the NEDA website there are various phone numbers for different issues that correspond with eating disorders, as well as a helpline.
Feb. 24 through March 1 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW) and the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is putting out incredible effort to raise awareness for this topic.
The NEDA website encourages people from all over the United States to get involved. People can get involved by becoming a NEDAW coordinator or by simply being involved with body image awareness in day to day life. The website, www.national eatingdisorders.org, provides information about how to become a coordinator and affirms that the only prerequisite is "anyone with an interest and passion for increasing eating disorders awareness and prevention is qualified to become a NEDAW Coordinator."
Body image affects all people from every background. Women as well as men suffer from eating disorders. In fact, an estimated 10 to 15 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia are male according to American Journal of Psychiatry.
Other statistics include: one in five women struggle with an eating disorder or disordered eating, eating disorderes affect up to 24 million American's and 70 million individuals world wide, 90 percent of those with eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25 and at least 50,000 individuals will die as a direct result of an eating disorder, all according to www.eatingdisorderinfo.org.
"The human body is beautiful and anything we can do to create awareness about this issue will be beneficial," said SSU senior Lindsay Emmel.
Emmel has compassion for those who suffer from any eating disorder and hopes the awareness week will help the cause.
"I hope the awareness continues beyond just this week. The more information out there the better and the more people that get involved the better chance we have to solve body image issues," said Emmel.
There are many services on campus that aid in helping treat eating orders. Sonoma State offers counseling through psychological services. Psychological services have many trained professionals that deal specifically with eating disorders. The health center on campus also has information about various eating disorders. On the NEDA website there are various phone numbers for different issues that correspond with eating disorders, as well as a helpline.