Favorite Links

Below are a number of links to other websites for additional information on eating disorders and related issues, relevant organizations, and related health issues, plus a few personal favorites.  All links open in a new window to assist you in returning to this site quickly.

Eating Disorders Information

Caring Online  Caring Online offers Information on what an Eating Disorder is, current news and studies on Eating Disorders, Books, Websites, Treatment Centers, Discussion Board, and Questionnaires.

Eating Disorders Online  EDO is a resource for information about Eating Disorders. Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Overeating, Over Exercising, and more. It provides a growing list of treatment options around the world, current news, information on recovery, and a forum for online support.

Gurze Books Gurze specializes in information about eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, plus related topics such as body image and obesity. They offer books at discounted prices, many free articles about eating disorders, newsletters, links to treatment facilities, organizations, and more.

Something Fishy  Dedicated to raising awareness and providing support to people with Eating Disorders, and their loved ones.

Body Image Information

Body Image Health   A website designed to promote healthy body image attitudes and prevent eating and weight concerns before they start.

Body Positive: Boosting Body Image at Any Weight   Dedicated to promoting body positive living, size acceptance, and ways to feel good in the body we have.

The Fabulous World of Fat? So!   For people who don't apologize for their size!

Media Literacy Information

About Face  About Face promotes positive self-esteem in girls and women of all ages, sizes, races and backgrounds through a spirited approach to media education, outreach and activism.

Mind on the Media  Mind on the Media inspires independent thinking and fosters critical analysis of media images in order to promote a healthy body image and expand the definition of what makes people beautiful. Also sponsors the Turn Beauty Inside Out Campaign and Girls Leadership Conference.

Mental Health Issues

Campus Blues  Helping college students find the right solution to the mental health concerns they may face.  "What Kind of Eater Are You?" Quiz

National Mental Health Association  The National Mental Health Association is a nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service. NMHA College Initiative

Organizations

The BACCHUS Network The BACCHUS Network is an international association of college and university based peer education programs focusing on alcohol abuse prevention and other related student health and safety issues.

Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action  Eating disorders are one of the most severely under funded mental health issues today. The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action is a cooperative of professional and advocacy-based organizations committed to federal advocacy on behalf of people with eating disorders, their families, and professionals working with these populations.

Harvard Eating Disorders Center A leading academic research center for eating disorders, HEDC was established to expand knowledge about eating disorders, their detection, treatment, and prevention and to share that knowledge with the community at large.

MEDA MEDA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating. It's mission is to prevent the continuing spread of eating disorders through educational awareness and early detection and serves as a support network and resource for clients, loved ones, clinicians, educators and the general public.

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders ANAd offers free hotline counseling, a national network of free support groups, referrals to health care professionals, and education and prevention programs to promote self-acceptance and healthy lifestyles.  ANAD also lobbies for state and national health insurance parity, undertakes and encourages research, fights dangerous advertising, and organizes advocacy campaigns to protect potential victims of eating disorders.

National Eating Disorders Association 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. Offers excellent downloadable handouts and treatment referrals.

The Renfrew Center Foundation The Renfrew Center Foundation is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization advancing the education, prevention, research, and treatment of eating disorders.

Other Health Concerns

Go Ask Alice  Go Ask Alice! is the health question and answer Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia University's Health Education Program and which contains approximately 3,000 questions and answers in its archives on all manner of health issues.

SmarterSex.org SmarterSex.org is a website dedicated to addressing sexual health issues for college students. It is designed to encourage not only students, but also educators and parents, to discuss and learn from each other about smart sex.  It is also the home of Ask the Sexpert!

Tobacco Free U  Sponsored by The BACCHUS Network, Tobacco Free U promotes the creation of tobacco-free campuses though support for tobacco cessation initiatives, campus policy advocacy, educational programming and more.

Friends Drive Sober  Friends Drive Sober is the official BACCHUS Network website devoted to impaired driving prevention.  Look here for comprehensive information on the impact impaired driving has, what steps you can take to prevent it and what you can do to make a positive difference in your community.

Personal Favorites

Urban Legends Reference Pages  The place to check out those email forwards and rumors that seem too good to be true (or too horrific to be real). They cover all manner of issues, including health and medical hoaxes.

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