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Year Awarded: 2002
Project Leaders:
Marsha Carolan, Family and Child Ecology; Lorraine Weatherspoon,
Food Sciences and Human Nutrition; Tianna Hoppe-Rooney, Family and
Child Ecology.
Project Description:
In the last two decades, the incidence of eating
disorders among pre-adolescent and adolescent females has reached
epidemic proportions. This project focuses on decreasing risk
factors and increasing protective factors in the target population
of adolescent females and their families by developing, implementing
and testing the effectiveness of an innovative prevention program,
GYRL Power. The study will address decreasing negative behaviors
and thoughts associated with body image and self-esteem, increasing
nutritional awareness and understanding, and increasing positive
body image and self-esteem. Other factors that will be addressed
is providing parents/caregivers with sensitivity to and knowledge
of information of ways to foster acceptance and support of their
daughters and assist them in discriminating socio-cultural messages
pertaining to beauty and worth of women.
Recent Developments:
Partnerships with City of East Lansing, Hannah
Community Center and MacDonald Middle School have been formed.
Project leaders have begun work with other FACT partners to apply for adolescent health grants.
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