This month, a campus wide event called All Sizes Fit will be taking place to engage students, faculty and staff in reflecting on issues regarding their body image. The purpose of this event is to promote the idea of “Health at Every Size (HAES)”. This philosophy encourages people to think about the diversity that comes in shape and size and that people of a range of different body types can be examples of healthy bodies.
To promote messages related to the HAES research and philosophy, the UO Counseling and Testing Center is creating a week of events to encourage reflection on their body image and their health behaviors, working to create an environment that promotes acceptance of the diversity of body shapes and sizes.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Dance with Every Body
Wednesday, February 12th
4:00-5:00pm
Student Recreation Center 41
A dance class that celebrates movement and fun for every body shape and size, with Ragen Chastain.
The Positive Body
Co-sponsored by Active Minds
Wednesday, February 12th
6:30-8:00pm
EMU Gumwood Room
Real options for health, happiness, and high self-esteem starting wherever you are, right now with speaker Ragen Chastain
Rehearsals for Life
Thursday, February 13th
6:30-8:00pm
Gerlinger 246
Experiential programming to explore size discrimination and weight bias attitudes. Led by Jenni Chain, Eric Garcia, and Nina Hidalgo.