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Family & Friends
Action Council
September 5, 2006
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Rep. Mary Bono (R-CA) to Sponsor
Sept. 14 Press Conference
for Eating Disorders
U.S. Representative Mary Bono will sponsor the September 14 press
conference planned by the Eating Disorders Coalition and the Academy for
Eating Disorders. Rep. Bono's office confirmed last week that the California
Republican will support the event and is likely to appear and speak on
eating disorder issues. Also scheduled to appear is Rep. Patrick Kennedy,
the Rhode Island Democrat and mental health advocate.
The press conference will call attention to the proposed IMPACT Act,
which would provide federal grants for training health and education
professionals on eating disorders and obesity. The press conference will
also serve as the U.S. launch of the Worldwide Charter for Action on Eating
Disorders, a treatment quality and education advocacy document developed by
the Academ y
for Eating Disorders.
Copies of the charter have been mailed to all 535 members of Congress in
order to familiarize them with the challenges facing people with eating
disorders. The charter is also available for download by
clicking here.
The press conference will start at 11:30 a.m. on the Cannon Terrace of
the Cannon House Office Building at the corner of Independence Ave and New
Jersey Ave SE. The terrace faces the U.S. Capitol and is one block from the
Capitol South Metro Station.
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Space Still Available for EDC Lobby Day; Participants Coming from All
Regions
Register online NOW.
It's not too late to register for the Sept. 14 EDC Lobby Day, but Dr.
Jeanine Cogan cautions that appointments with specific lawmakers may
not be possible.
"We're finalizing appointments for people who registered earlier," she
says. "At this point, people who register will probably be networked into
existing teams."
So far, EDC Lobby Day includes participants from California, Colorado,
Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and
Washington. Participants from Europe are also registered.
EDC Lobby Day Training and transportation are sponsored by the Renfrew
Center Foundation.
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Family & Friends Action
Council Chairs
Mary Gee
Davis Y. Ja and Associates, Inc.
San Francisco |
Mary Ellen Clausen
Ophelia's Place
Liverpool, New York |
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