2008 Woodie Awards
Not all students fit the tall, skinny and tan stereotype
The eating disorder task force helps promote a safe and healthy place for students
Kate Poole
Issue date: 3/14/08 Section: News
With the spring approaching there is yet another year of fashion lined up including the typical sundresses, wedged high heels, and tiny waistline. The ongoing skinny fad in the world today has driven people to extremes such as eating disorders and other dangerous body image issues.
In 1998 an eating disorder task force was founded at Sacred Heart University by Assistant Director of the Counseling Center, Jocelyn Novella. The force was started to deal with prevention and awareness of eating disorders and body image issues that occur on campus.
"Every year the task force has certain activities that it sponsors. Things we have done in the past were healthy eating screenings, talks to athletes about eating disorders prevention, body image pride weeks, etcetera. The task force is made up of any faculty, staff, and students who are interested," said Novella.
The force holds meetings for members to become involved so that they can make the campus a safe and healthier place for everyone. An email sent to students this past February provided a link to a healthy eating screening for students to find out more about their own eating habits and lifestyles.
"The first step to overcoming a problem is admitting that you have it, so I think having this task force around and getting involved in healthy eating awareness could help people realize that they have a problem," said sophomore Jayne Luccarelli.
The group had recently been renamed "The Body Image Task Force" seeing as "eating disorder" seemed to be too limiting to the issues that actually exist on campus such as a problem as simple as what a student should choose to eat.
"We also would like to have a nutritionist hired by the university who could meet with students with eating issues free of charge" said Novella.
"I think it's a good idea to have on campus because people often eat the same thing every day at college, and it would be nice for somebody else to help us chose what else to eat during such a busy week," said sophomore Kellie Sakellarides.
In 1998 an eating disorder task force was founded at Sacred Heart University by Assistant Director of the Counseling Center, Jocelyn Novella. The force was started to deal with prevention and awareness of eating disorders and body image issues that occur on campus.
"Every year the task force has certain activities that it sponsors. Things we have done in the past were healthy eating screenings, talks to athletes about eating disorders prevention, body image pride weeks, etcetera. The task force is made up of any faculty, staff, and students who are interested," said Novella.
The force holds meetings for members to become involved so that they can make the campus a safe and healthier place for everyone. An email sent to students this past February provided a link to a healthy eating screening for students to find out more about their own eating habits and lifestyles.
"The first step to overcoming a problem is admitting that you have it, so I think having this task force around and getting involved in healthy eating awareness could help people realize that they have a problem," said sophomore Jayne Luccarelli.
The group had recently been renamed "The Body Image Task Force" seeing as "eating disorder" seemed to be too limiting to the issues that actually exist on campus such as a problem as simple as what a student should choose to eat.
"We also would like to have a nutritionist hired by the university who could meet with students with eating issues free of charge" said Novella.
"I think it's a good idea to have on campus because people often eat the same thing every day at college, and it would be nice for somebody else to help us chose what else to eat during such a busy week," said sophomore Kellie Sakellarides.
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