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Weight Pre-Occupation Community Education Program
Promoting healthy
body- image and tools for eating disorder prevention
Women’s Health Clinic is a non-profit community health centre whose
mandate emphasizes prevention, education and informed choice in health
services for women. As part of our philosophy of prevention and
education, our Community Education Program addresses issues affecting
the health of children and women. Women’s Health Clinic has been
providing education, intervention and treatment related to body image,
weight preoccupation and disordered eating for over 20 years.
Trained volunteers are available to provide the following six
interactive discussions:
- My Amazing Body (for boys and girls - grades 1- 3)
- Body Image & Weight Pre- Occupation (for girls in grades 4-
12)
- Body Image & Weight Pre- Occupation (for
adult women's groups) This
session can be tailored to fit the needs of specific adult audiences (pre and
post natal, mid- life women, seniors etc).
- Celebrating Me! Self Esteem for Girls
(for girls in grades 4 - 12)
- Self Esteem &
Self Care for Women (for adult women's groups)
- Fostering
Healthy Body Image in Children (for parents groups)
Our body-image presentations challenge the current ideal of a thin body
for girls and women and explore the social and cultural factors that
perpetuate this image. Our goal is to promote the development of a healthy
self-image and encourage a friendly relationship with one’s body and with
food. We promote eating and exercising for energy, pleasure and wellness;
dieting is discouraged.
Self-esteem presentations teach where self-esteem comes from, how to
improve it and why it is important. Girls and women are taught skills for
self-care and are motivated to value themselves
The “Amazing Body” workshop for young children includes story, video,
movement and discussion to address topic such as diversity in body types,
teasing & how to handle it, recognizing and respecting the body’s sensations
of hunger and fullness, importance of movement and making balanced
nutritional choices.
Our volunteer speakers encourage discussion and questions to facilitate
a participatory learning environment. Speakers are available for day or
evening presentations. Presentations are usually an hour long but we can be
flexible to the needs of your group.
We do request an honorarium to help cover the costs of training and
reproductions of materials, however, we will still provide the service if
your group is unable to make a donation. This program is partially funded by
the United Way.
To arrange a volunteer speaking engagement, or for more information, please contact the
Weight Pre-occupation Community Education Program Coordinator at (204)
947-2422,
ext. 114 or email:
marina@womenshealthclinic .org
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