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Issue date: 3/10/08 Section: Money/Health
In response to the high number of women facing eating disorders and negative body image, a Web site campaign was created in 2004 called Experience Project, said Sarah Silverman, Social Cause Marketing Manager of Experience Project. Silverman said the Web site allows people to connect and share life experiences.
Creators of the Web site also launched the More to Me campaign, standing for "there is more to me than my body."
The More to Me campaign is concentrated on addressing womanhood, body image and eating disorders, Silverman said.
"The campaign is helping to initiate this change from physical appearance in terms to all the areas that make up who we are, everything from relationships to interests and hobbies," she said.
Silverman said the campaign, which went into effect at the end of January, was officially created for Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
Huber agreed the site would be a good way for people to find that support group as long as it stayed positive and veered away from a place where people felt eating disorders are a lifestyle and give tips and tricks.
The More to Me site contains an online petition seeking support for body image education in elementary schools, such as the DARE program, because kids are very vulnerable at that age, she said.
"It is kind of like taking that proactive step," Silverman said.
Huber said she feels negative body image is affecting children of younger ages and having body image education in elementary schools would be beneficial.
"I have a younger sister who goes to Girl Scout camp," she said. "I was a counselor there and you have fourth grade girls at the beach sucking their stomachs in to be thinner."
Creators of the Web site also launched the More to Me campaign, standing for "there is more to me than my body."
The More to Me campaign is concentrated on addressing womanhood, body image and eating disorders, Silverman said.
"The campaign is helping to initiate this change from physical appearance in terms to all the areas that make up who we are, everything from relationships to interests and hobbies," she said.
Silverman said the campaign, which went into effect at the end of January, was officially created for Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
Huber agreed the site would be a good way for people to find that support group as long as it stayed positive and veered away from a place where people felt eating disorders are a lifestyle and give tips and tricks.
The More to Me site contains an online petition seeking support for body image education in elementary schools, such as the DARE program, because kids are very vulnerable at that age, she said.
"It is kind of like taking that proactive step," Silverman said.
Huber said she feels negative body image is affecting children of younger ages and having body image education in elementary schools would be beneficial.
"I have a younger sister who goes to Girl Scout camp," she said. "I was a counselor there and you have fourth grade girls at the beach sucking their stomachs in to be thinner."
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