Shine a Light on Eating Disorder Awareness Week!
Location: Bicentennial Tower
Meet and speak with the staff of White Pine Center for Healing, northwest Pennsylvania’s only center specializing in the treatment and prevention of eating disorders, body image issues, and trauma. White Pine is lighting the Bicentennial Tower in blue and green lights in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week from Monday, February 26th to Sunday, March 3rd and is hosting a press conference as a part of the annual lighting ceremony. Join us in raising awareness about the local nonprofit’s work in the community and shining a light on eating disorder awareness.
Why is eating disorder awareness important?
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate out of any other psychiatric disorder, affecting almost 30 million Americans every year. Poor body image is a leading cause of developing an eating disorder, and 1 in 5 children around the world exhibit signs of disordered eating as a result. Prevention is key to fighting back against the rising cases of eating disorders and body image issues, and raising awareness is the most effective way to do so.
Tower lighting sponsored by Hamot Health Foundation