BODY IMAGE DISORDERS TACKLED
DURING EXTREME MEASURES TOUR AT UH
Using personal stories and cautionary advice, the Extreme Measures
Campus Tour will help women confront the dangers of body image disorders
during an event hosted by the Pan Hellenic Council at the University
of Houston April 7.
The mission of the Extreme Measures Campus Tour is to help female
college students properly handle societal pressures to fit an ideal
of physical beauty. Speakers will include Kacey Long, a survivor
of botched cosmetic surgery; psychologist Jana Rosenbaum; and an
eating disorder survivor. The tour of 11 nation-wide campuses is
part of the national Extreme Measures Campaign, a project of the
Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC) and the National Council of Women’s
Organizations (NCWO).
As many as 10 million American women suffer from eating disorders,
and more than 90 percent of all Americans with eating disorders
are women, according to the National Eating Disorders Association.
“In the Extreme Makeover era, many young women suffer from
eating disorders and undergo risky cosmetic surgery in the quest
to live up to a societal ideal,” Lauren Keller, UH campus
campaign director said. “We are here to address this burgeoning
public health problem on the University of Houston campus.”
Over the coming months, the Extreme Measures Campaign for UH will
be undertaking a number of educational activities on the pervasiveness
of body image problems, including hosting the Extreme Measures Campus
Tour. In addition, the coalition will be working to educate students,
administration officials and policymakers on the importance of effective
services, policies and regulations to help safeguard women’s
health.
The UH campaign was begun by students, campus and community leaders
who formed a coalition to address the many pressures young women
face today to look perfect. Among the founding members of the coalition
are the UH Wellness Center and the Women’s Resource Center.
For information, call Lauren Keller at 713-459-5388 or visit the
No Extreme Measures web site at www.noextrememeasures.org.
WHO: Kacey Long and Jana Robertson
WHAT: Extreme Measures Campus Tour
WHEN: 7 p.m., Thursday, April 7
WHERE: Cougar Den, University Center, University
of Houston.
For more information about UH visit the universitys Newsroom at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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