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Family & Friends
Action Council

November 2005

EDC
Member Events

Paul Zahn NOW features Eating Disorders tonight.Paula Zahn

 

'Walking the Thin Line'

 

Celebrities, teens -- even kindergartners -- obsessed with food and ruled by the scale. A chilling hour on eating disorders.


• 'Sopranos' star’s struggle with eating disorder
• Research could shed light on eating disorders
• Health Library: Eating disorders
• Gallery: Eating disorders explainer
• Related: National Eating Disorders Association 
• Related: National Institute of Mental Health: Eating Disorders 
• Related: Heed Foundation 

Click here for cnn.com.
 


Plan Now for 2006!

March, EDC Awards Dinner
March, Lobby Day for Eating Disorders, Congressional Briefing

June, Congressional Briefing

September 13, Eating Disorders Reception on the Hill
September 14, Lobby Day for Eating Disorders, Congressional Briefing

 
«Stay Sept. 15-16 for the National Eating Disorders Association Conference!

 

Support the EDC...
  • Get the Eating Disorders Dream Bill introduced in Congress!
  • Sponsors Congressional Briefings that educate decision makers in Washington, D.C.
  • Host Lobby Days for citizen activists to tell their stories to elected officials.
  • Produce materials that demonstrate the need for effective policy.
  • Respond to the media about eating disorder policies and the problems people face.

Click here to make a $35 gift
online for 2005.

Or by postal mail:

Eating Disorders Coalition
611 Pennsylvania Avenue SE #423
Washington, DC 20003-4303

Family & Friends Action Council Chairs

Mary Gee
Davis Y. Ja and Associates, Inc.
San Francisco
Mike Watt
Kristen Watt Foundation
Sacramento

 

Renfrew Center Foundation
Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders: Enduring Wisdom, New Frontiers
November 10-13, Philadelphia

HEED Foundation Helping End Eating Disorders
8th Annual Gala & Casino Night

November 17, New York City

Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness
Step-by-Step 5kRun/Walk
November 19, Lake Worth, FL

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