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Eating Disorders Awareness Coalition of Waterloo Region
Mission Statement

The Eating Disorders Awareness Coalition is a charitable organization whose mission is to promote positive body image and selfacceptance through education and awareness of eating disorders, weight preoccupation and size prejudice.

Description

The Eating Disorders Awareness Coalition is a charitable, non- profit community action group of professionals, consumers and interested community members. It includes committees that develop community resources related to eating disorders, and plan community events for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and for International No Diet Day (May 6).

The Professional Development committee organizes annual workshops on topics related to eating disorders. EDAC office staff provide information and referral services. Support groups, workshops and presentations are also provided. A volunteer Board of Directors oversees the operation of the Coalition. The Eating Disorders Awareness Coalition is primarily self-financed through donations and profits from community events

History

The Eating Disorders Awareness Coalition has been operating in its current format since September 1995.

From 1988 to 1995, under the auspices of the Waterloo Region Community Health Department, an Eating Disorders Awareness Week Committee met regularly to organize community events for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

In February 1995, a community networking meeting was organized to brainstorm around eating disorder prevention and treatment needs for this region. From that, a group of individuals began to meet with the goal of acting on some of these ideas generated during the brainstorming session. In the winter of 2000 their name changed to the Eating Disorders Awareness Coalition.