Communicating about eating disorders

Eating disorders are often misunderstood and underestimated in our society. Mistaken beliefs that eating disorders are about vanity, a dieting attempt gone wrong, an illness of choice, a cry for attention, or a person ‘going through a phase’ are common.

Appropriate messages can be combined with effective engagement strategies to help schools, the media, and health service providers educate the community about eating disorders.

The information within this section will help guide teachers, government representatives, non-government organisations and those in the education, health, sport, fitness, media, beauty and fashion industries to implement appropriate communication campaigns and programs on the strength of evidence based guidelines.
 

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