Join Maria Rago, Board President of ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorder), in a presentation about eating disorders.
Presented in partnership with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Cook County North Suburban (CCNS).
Eating disorders are both common and dangerous. What percentage of your time do you spend thinking about food, weight and body image issues in your life? This continuum has normal eating on the one side, and anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and ED NOS on the other. EDs often coexist with other mental health disorders such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder and substance abuse disorders. In addition, ARFID is a more recently noted eating disorder, in which body image issues are often not present, but rigidity of eating and sensitivity to food texture are seen. Questions and discussion are welcome in the last 30 minutes.
This program will not be recorded.
From the south: Go north on Green Bay Road. Turn left on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From the north: Go south on Green Bay Road. Turn right on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From I-94 (Edens Expressway):from the South - exit at Lake Ave. East. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave. • from the North - exit at Rt. 41/Skokie Blvd. Turn left (east) on Lake Ave. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave.
Mass transit options include CTA, Metra, and Pace.
