Body Image
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Body image is the mental picture a person has of their body and how they think others see them and their body. A person can have a body image anywhere along a continuum, from positive to negative. From a very early age, children begin to develop an image of the way they see their body and decide how they feel about it.
Adults, family, peers, and the media play important roles in the development of the image children create of themselves. It is important that children develop healthy body images and accept themselves as people with unique personalities, body shape and sizes.
York Region Health Services offers consultation and resources related to the promotion of positive body image in York Region Schools. Call Health Connection and ask to speak to a public health nurse from School Services team.
Instructional Resource for Schools
Body Image and Eating Disorders
Curriculum Resources
Every BODY is a Somebody (1997) Grade 6 – 10
Food and Nutrition Grade 10: Social Challenges (call York Region Health Services - Health Connection for more information)
Reflections of Me: The ETFO Body Image Project
The Student Body - Promoting Health at Any Size
Directory of
The Vitality Approach: A Guide for Leaders: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/nutrition
Parent Health Connection - Tips for Parents
Body Image Instructional Resources for Teachers/Schools (Summary)
Videos
Pamphlets
Are You Body Wise?
Body Weight and Health...What is the Link?
Helping Teens Develop a Positive Body Image
Websites
Concerned Children's Advertisers (CCA)
University of Calgary: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~egallery/volume2/small.html
National Eating Disorders Information Centre (NEDIC)
For more information, please contact
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