Adolescent Eating Disorders Presentation

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The Girls Health Initiative Presents…

“Adolescent Eating Disorders: What They Don’t Eat Might Hurt Them”

Diane M. Straub, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine USF College of Medicine &

Lee Davidson, Ophelia Project Hope Speaker

These days girls are faced with overwhelming images of what society thinks is beautiful. These images can have long lasting, damaging effects on girls. Please join us for this program, which will include information on the prevention and intervention of eating disorders as well as a personal story from a survivor.

Thursday, April 16, 2009, 6:30-7:30pm

Tampa General Hospital Hyde Park Community Health Education Center

740 S. Village Circle

Tampa, FL 33606

Please RSVP for this event by emailing Jodi Knowles at jknowles@opbi.org

As always a special thanks to the Lina Castellano Fund and the Hillsborough County Medical Association Foundation for making the Girls Health Initiative Speaking Series available to the community.

Anna Abella

Program Director for Schools

The Ophelia Project and The Boys Initiative - Tampa Bay

5509 West Gray Street, Suite 100

Tampa, FL 33609

T: 813-514-9555, ext 115

F: 813-574-6930

E: aabella@opbi.org

W: www.opbi.org


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