YOUTH CURRICULUM
Full of Ourselves
Project Description
Full of Ourselves: Advancing Girl Power, Health and Leadership
Full of Ourselves is a dynamic educational program that aims to sustain girls in their health and decrease their vulnerability to the development of body preoccupation and eating disorders. This model prevention program emphasizes girls' personal power and overall mental and physical well being.
This is a primary prevention program aimed at a general (i.e., healthy) population of girls; no one need be at risk for an eating disorder to participate. Two distinct program phases are geared toward girls of different ages. During phase 1, a group of 6th, 7th or 8th graders completes the eight-unit Full of Ourselves curriculum under the guidance of one or two women leaders. During phase 2, these same girls become peer leaders and lead 1-5 sessions with 4th or 5th graders.
FOO has been successfully implemented by schools, after-school programs, town libraries, summer camps, churches and synagogues. All that's needed is a supportive community and one or two committed women to facilitate weekly program sessions.
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The program has been piloted with more than 1000 girls in five states and been proven feasible and effective. This is the first prevention program of its kind to effect sustained positive changes in girls' body image, body satisfaction and body esteem, important risk factors in the development of eating disorders. The program also results in sustained positive changes in girls' knowledge about health, nutrition, weightism and puberty.
Ordering information
Full of Ourselves is being published by Teachers College Press (www.tcpress.com). Order online (http://store.tcpress.com/0807746312.shtml) from Teachers College Press or by phone (800) 575-6566.