Eating Disorders Affecting Women and Girls – 2004

Therefore be it resolved that BPW Canada strongly urges the Minister of Health for the Government of Canada to fund research for the development of a �Best Practice in the Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders such as Bulimia and Anorexia.Further be it resolved that BPW Canada strongly urges the Minister of Health for the Government of Canada to provide funding for the Canadian Medical Association to develop sound training programs for Canadian Physicians in the detection, understanding and treatment of Eating Disorders.And Further be it resolved that BPW Canada strongly urges the Minister of Health for the Government of Canada to urge the National Health Council to work with the Provincial Ministers of Health and Education to design educational material for various media, regarding Eating Disorders and the problems their material can create with the production of information which constantly promotes the need for women to lose weight.