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Julia Vitagliano, BA
STRIPED Program Coordinator
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital

julia.vitagliano@childrens.harvard.edu

STRIPED News

Thankfully lawmakers in California, New York, and Massachusetts have introduced bills that would prohibit the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and muscle-building supplements to minors. These two recent pieces discuss how key legislation can keep these harmful supplements out of kids’ hands: Albany Times Union “Keep the diet industry from feeding on teenagers’ fears”, written by Dr. Thomas B. Hildebrandt & New York Times letter to the editor, written by Dr. Bryn Austin.

Huge congratulations to all of our graduating STRIPED Trainees!

Allison Baker, PhD, MPH
Cecilia (Zhijun) Chen, Ed.M.
Hannah Cory, PhD, MPH
Leahy Ish Shalom, Ed.M.
Deepa Manjanatha, MPH
Gabe Murchison, PhD, MPH
Tricia Rodriguez, PhD, MPH
Wanqing Xu, MPH

Missed Dr. Sook Ning Chua’s talk on Disordered Eating and Skin Shade Dissatisfaction in Young Adults in Singapore and Malaysia? Check out the full recording here.

Check out the full recording of the March 17 event “Stress, Disordered Eating and Mental Health” with STRIPED Director Dr. Bryn Austin, STRIPED Visiting Scholar Dr. Lesley Williams, Founder of Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness Johanna Kandel, and Executive Director of Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) Monika Ostroff.

We are excited to announce the release of the new STRIPED Advocacy Playbook. The Playbook is a free online resource that uses tried-and-true strategies to make it easy for community champions to advocate for important changes that could help prevent eating disorders and promote body confidence. Check out the main landing page for the Playbook here and a video of our official Playbook launch. For more on the Playbook, make sure to check out STRIPED Director Bryn Austin’s welcome message and a sneak peak of what’s inside the Playbook.

STRIPED is excited to announce Dr. Josiemer Mattei as new STRIPED Faculty and Dr. Sook Ning Chua as new STRIPED Visiting Scholar. Welcome to STRIPED, Dr. Mattei & Dr. Chua!

Check out our brief, free training with CME for health professionals “Screening, Symptom Recognition & Referral to Treatment for Eating Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care Settings.” For more information on how to register for this e-course, click HERE.

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