The Prince George Regional Eating Disorder Clinic provides virtual support services for the area.
All sexes, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic classes, abilities, ethnicities, and ethnic backgrounds are impacted by eating disorders.
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is observed annually from February 1 to February 7. Northern Health is utilizing this week to highlight resources that might assist individuals who are affected by eating disorders.
Out of all mental health and addiction difficulties, eating disorders have the highest fatality rate, excluding deaths brought on by the hazardous drug supply.
But eating disorders involve more than simply what you eat and how much you weigh. They can have an impact on a person’s social, emotional, mental, and spiritual functioning because they are also about coping with challenging emotions, repressive or painful situations, perceptions of self-worth, and control.
According to prevalence data from worldwide studies, between 840,000 and 1,750,000 persons in Canada have eating disorder symptoms that are sufficient for a diagnosis at any particular moment.
The regional lead for school-age nutrition at Northern Health and a dietitian, Emilia Moulechkova, believes that because diet culture has been ingrained in all of us, recognizing it and rejecting it takes courage and effort.
It’s quite acceptable if it doesn’t always feel safe to act in that way. Building trusting relationships with young people in your life can be protective in and of itself as you work together to solve problems.
Prince George is home to the Regional Eating Disorder Clinic of Northern Health, which offers in-person outpatient care to residents of Prince George and the surrounding area. The clinic offers services for children, teens, and adults with eating disorders, as well as their families.
