School Presentations
- Eating Disorders
(45 or 90 minutes)
- Paula's story
- How many have been on a diet?
- How many are on a diet now?
- Raise your hand if you think you eat well.
- What did you have for recent meals?
- How many know of someone who has an eating disorder?
- Handout
- List reasons people start to diet.
- Factors / Root issues of eating disorders
- Information by Dr. Jantz
- Other interesting facts
- Body Mass Index
- Definition of anorexia
- Eating attitudes quiz for Anorexia
- Go over answers to Anorexia quiz
- Signs and symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa
- Definition of Bulimia
- Sarah's story
- Bulimia Nervosa handouts
- Medical consequences of eating disorders
- Helping someone with an eating disorder
- Brooke's story
Evaluation
Comments written by the girls:
"I learned about different eating disorders and how harmful they can be and the signs of them."
"I liked knowing that eating disorders will NOT overcome me."
"I didn't like hearing and seeing the things that those women did to look skinny."
"I will fight each day to beat this battle!"
"I will always remind myself that I'm beautiful inside and out."
"I will never starve myself or throw up to be thinner."
Comments written by the guys:
"I learned what drives Bulimia and Anorexia ."
"I learned that eating disorders affect people more than I thought."
"I liked learning about different cases of these diseases."
"I liked how she explained stuff."
"I will change my eating ways."
"I will help anyone if they have an eating disorder."
