Outreach Activities and Events

Hello:

SPEAK has been doing outreaches on campus and in the community since it began in 2002. We have been invited as guest lecturers in University of Utah classes to educate students on the basics of eating disorders and body image disturbances, prevention approaches, eating disorders and athletes, and the family's role in eating disorders. We have also facilitated skill-building workshops on such topics as recognizing body image triggers, coping skills, building resilience, and male body image issues. We have been invited by schools and community agencies to provide activity-focused outreaches, doing fun and educational exercises that help build self-esteem and positive body image. We have also coordinated panel discussions, allowing young men and women who have recovered from eating disorders to share their inspirational stories and answer questions from the audience.

If you would like to discuss what SPEAK can do for your organization, please contact us at Justine.Reel@hsc.utah.edu.

Sincerely,



Julia Franklin Summerhays, Ph.D.
Outreach Director

Past Outreach Projects

Students Promoting Eating disorders Awareness and Knowledge (SPEAK) is dedicated to raising awareness and educating the community in an effort to prevent disordered eating and body image issues. If you or your organization are interested in having SPEAK do a presentation, please contact us at Justine.Reel@hsc.utah.edu. The following is a list of the outreach projects that the Team has engaged in since its formation in May 2002:

Community Outreach:

Boys & Girls Club of Murray, UT
Activities focused on: uniqueness, positive qualities, coping with stress

Health Awareness Night (invited by Debbie Sanich)
Juan Diego High School
Overview of eating disorders

Health Education Class (Sherry Jardine and Christine Rydalch, instructors)
Hunter High School
Eating disorders, healthy vs. unhealthy behaviors, coping strategies

Health Education Class (Colleen Norris, instructor)
Skyline High School
Activities focused on: individuality, media influences on body image

House of Hope
Salt Lake City, UT
Improving Body Image and Self-Esteem

Introduction to Health Science (Jennifer Carlson, instructor)
Granger High School, West Valley, UT
Using Your Resilient Drives

KCPW-FM: 88.3: National Public Radio
Salt Lake City, Utah
Promotional interview for the team and upcoming workshop series

Mountain View Elementary (invited by Melanie Moffat)
Honors class for 5th grade students
Layton, UT
Activities focused on: Coping skills

National Youth Sports Program (invited by Heidi Haramoto; Andy Young, Heidi Schmauch)
University of Utah
Activities focused on: Individuality, Turning to Others, Self Talk, Coping Skills, Self-esteem, Acceptance of self and others

Salary, Wages, & Benefits Committee
University of Utah
Who are we and what do we do?

School Assemblies
Horizon Elementary School, Murray, UT
Viewmont Elementary School, Murray, UT
Liberty Elementary School, Murray, UT
McMillan Elementary School, Murray, UT
Presentation for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade girls: Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes

Science Power (invited by Melanie Hooten)
School of Medicine, University of Utah
Activities focused on: Self-acceptance, personal values

She & Co.
Salt Lake City, UT
Eating Disorders and Body Image

Student Athlete Mentors
University of Utah
Helping others with eating disorders

Utah Nutrition Council
Salt Lake City, UT
The role of the dietician in the treatment of eating disorders

Young Women's Group
Salt Lake City, UT
Overview of eating disorders and body image

University of Utah Presentations:

Anthropology Department
Senior Capstone Lecture Series (Dr. Polly Wiessner, instructor)
Behavioral Science and Health Internship
Definitions of eating disorders

Department of Communication
Communication and Gender (Katie Sullivan, instructor)
Genders Issues: Disordered Eating and Body Image

Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Sport Psychology (Dr. Justine Reel, instructor)
Eating Disorders in Sport

Exercise and Weight Management (Dr. Julie Taylor, instructor)
Eating Disorders and Weight Control

Practicum in Fitness Leadership (Traci Thompson, instructor)
Tips for Activity Instructors: Focus on Health

Psychology and Sport Injury (Dr. Melinda Frey, instructor)
Eating Disorders and the Female Athlete Triad

Department of Foods and Nutrition
Advanced Nutrition Science (Dr. Stacie Wing-Gaia, instructor)
Progression of disordered eating, how to help a friend with an eating disorder

Eating Disorders and Body Image (Dr. Carolyn Hollingshead, instructor)
Overview of eating disorders; Prevention of Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders: Prevention & Treatment (Dr. Carolyn Hollingshead, instructor)
Who are we and what do we do?

Medical Nutrition (Dr. Jean Zancanella, instructor)
Overview of eating disorders, emphasis on the role of the dietician/nutritionist in treatment

Scientific Foundations of Nutrition and Food (Stacie Wing-Gaia, instructor)
Overview of eating disorders and body image

Department of Health Promotion and Education
Health Concerns of Women (Lindsy Jorgensen, instructor)
Overview of eating disorders and prevention techniques

Healthy Lifestyles (Steve Fabis, instructor)
Overview of Eating Disorders

University of Utah Workshops:

Body Image Workshop Series at the Women's Resource Center
Ballerinas & Barbie: Recognizing Early Body Image Messages
Justine Reel, Ph.D., NCC

Body Image and Media
Nicole Hawkins , Ph.D.

Discursive Instability: When Culture, Bodies, and Media Collide
Pam Hardin RN, Ph.D.

Intuitive Eating During the Holidays
Angie Murdock, RN, CD

Muscles, Men, and Body Image
Justine Reel, Ph.D., NCC & Jessie Keene, B.S.

Recognizing and Coping With Body Image Triggers
Justine Reel, Ph.D., NCC & Sonya SooHoo, M.S.

Recovery from Bulimia
Cari Morphet, M.S.

Relational Theory Body Image and a Loss of Connection: A Clinical Perspective
Lynne McRae, Psy.D.

Resilience: Building a Positive Body Image
Julia Franklin Summerhays, M.S.

The Resilient Voyage
Julia Franklin Summerhays, M.S.

Transformation of Body Image from Perpetrator to Goddess
Heidi Ford, MS, LCSW

Walking the Line of Eating Disorders: A Look at Signs and Symptoms That May Indicate a Problem
Jennifer Tolman, Ph.D.

Chi Omega Sorority
Recognizing and Coping With Body Image Triggers

Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Recognizing and Coping With Body Image Triggers

Health Fairs:

ASUU Government Relations Board's Impact Day, Display Booth
Student Union, University of Utah
Display items included: information about SPEAK, educational materials on eating disorders and body image, and resource lists

Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Student Union, University of Utah
Projects included: display cases with artwork and literature, information booth, Panel Discussion on Eating Disorders

First Annual National Girls & Women in Sport Expo, Display Booth
Huntsman Center, University of Utah
Display items included: information about SPEAK, educational materials on eating disorders and body image, and resource lists

First Lady Huntsman's Power in Parents Conference
Cottonwood High School
Display items included: information about SPEAK, educational materials on eating disorders and body image, and resource lists

Fitness Fair, Display Booth
Salt Lake City Sports Complex
Display items include: pamphlets/flyers on eating disorders, prevention techniques, and self-assessment

Major Exploration, Display Booth
Student Union, University of Utah
Display items included: information about SPEAK, educational materials on eating disorders and body image, and resource lists

PreMed Volunteer and Community Service Fair, Display Booth
Student Union, University of Utah
Display items included: information about SPEAK, educational materials on eating disorders and body image, and resource lists

Preview Day, Display Booth
Student Union, University of Utah
Display items included: information about SPEAK, educational materials on eating disorders and body image, and resource lists

RedFest, Display Booth
Student Union, University of Utah
Display items included: information about SPEAK, educational materials on eating disorders and body image, and resource lists

Wellness Fair, Display Booth
Student Union, University of Utah
Display items included: Eating Disorders Resources and Referral information, Body Image issues for Males and Females

Volunteer Fair, Display Booth
School of Medicine, University of Utah
Display items included: information about SPEAK, Eating Disorders Resources and Referral information

Panel Discussions:

American Medical Women's Association
University of Utah, Medical School
Addressing disordered eating for those in the medical community

Contemporary issues in Nutrition (Dr. Justine Reel, Visiting Faculty)
Nutrition Department, Pepperdine University
Recovery of Eating Disorders

Disordered Eating (Dr. Justine Reel, instructor)
Dept. of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah
Triggers, risk and protective factors, and the path to recovery

Foods & Moods
Primary Child Medical Center, University of Utah
Specifically for Parents: Recovery Panel

Love Your Body Week
Student Union, University of Utah
Panel Discussion on Eating Disorders, Web Conference with Tracy Ullrich on Males and Steroid Use

Weight Management (Beth Wolfgram, M.S., RD, instructor)
Dept. of Foods and Nutrition, University of Utah
Recovering from eating disorders

University of Utah's School of Medicine
Eating Disorders: Recovery and Treatment

Conferences:

3rd Annual Integrative Health Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah
Poster Presentation: A Resiliency-Based Workshop Series on Body Image

Association for Applied Sport Psychology, National Conference
Vancouver, British Columbia
Disordered Eating in College Student-Athletes: A Multi-Site, Multi-Sport Study

New Life Foundation, National Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah
A Resiliency-Based Workshop Series on Body Image

Southwest AAHPERD Regional Conference
Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
Strategies for preventing eating disorders in the community

Speaking of Women's Health Conference
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Volunteer duties included: registration, ushers, room monitor assistants, set up and break down, general assistance duties.