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The Denver Post
Denver Becoming Hub for Treating Eating Disorders Among Both Genders
April 28, 2013
” ’People are here for a very short amount of time,’ said Dr. Emmett Bishop, a founder of the Eating Recovery Center. He said he works to get patients to see the bigger picture, visualize the life they want and be more self-directed to achieve that life.”
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WebTalkRadio
“ACT: Taking Hurt to Hope – Struggling with Emotional Eating: Feeding [or starving] your Feelings”
April 22, 2013
“Today you will get the chance to speak to an expert Dr. Emmett Bishop, Medical Director, Adult Services, Eating Recovery Center in Denver, Colorado. He is a past president and fellow of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals and a fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders.”
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It’s Your Health
Interview with Dr. Ovidio Bermudez
April 1, 2013
“With childhood stress on the rise, Eating Recovery Center provides insight to help parents prevent eating disorders. Dr. Bermudez, chief medical officer and medical director of child and adolescent services at Eating Recovery Center joins Lisa to give insight on this very timely and important issue.”
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Daily Dose
“Compulsive Exercise More Often Linked to Eating Disorders”
March 20, 2013
“People joke that they are addicted to hot yoga, running or even boot camp. But medical professionals who specialize in eating disorders are more often diagnosing a real and acute illness called compulsive exercise.
One study found nearly 40 percent of patients with anorexia engaged in compulsive exercise behaviors, according to the Eating Recovery Center of Denver.
‘It’s important to look at the intention behind the movement, if there is a sense of urgency or agitation when individuals can’t engage in the exercise behavior, there is likely an issue,” said Jennifer Lombardi, executive director of Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program, which works with Eating Recovery Center. “It’s also important to consider exercise in the larger context of an individual’s eating and body image history.’”
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YourHub
“Business Focus: Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists, Parker”
March 13, 2013
Kamee Wearden, practice manager of Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists, talks with YourHub Douglas County, which featured Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists as a business focus.
“How did you get involved in this business? ‘Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Specialists is the premier orthopedic practice for those determined to be active. Home to the top doctors in their fields of expertise, our physicians sit on national and international boards influencing the available treatment options within their specialties. At Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists, the majority of our physicians were drawn to the orthopedic specialty because of their involvement in sports at a high school and/or collegiate level. Many of our physicians are still active in recreational sports. Additionally, one of our physicians, Dr. James Ferrari, followed in the footsteps of his father, who was an orthopedic surgeon in the New England area.’”
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KDVR-TV CH 13 (FOX)
“Art Exhibition Helps Those With Eating Disorders”
February 28, 2013
“It’s an art exhibit in Denver with the usual accoutrements: thought-provoking creations, food and drink and enlightened conversation. But each of these artists shares a painful problem. Each suffers from an eating disorder, including Mary Baldwin. The 21-year-old from Rockford, Illinois has sought treatment form the Eating Recovery Center three times for anorexia and excessive exercise.”
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WIAT-TV CH 42 (CBS) Birmingham
“Web Extra: Complete Interview with Dr. Ken Weiner on Eating Disorders”
February 22, 2013
Dr. Ken Weiner, CEO of the Eating Recovery Center, talks with CBS 42′s Kaitlin McCulley as a part of Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
“Probably the best kept secret is that anorexia nervosa is about as inheritable as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, so there’s a very strong genetic component, and as we look at it, it appears to have to do most with temperament and temperament traits, perfectionistic, anxious. And these are the cards that you’ve been dealt in this lifetime. You can’t change your temperament. So basically, what happens is life gets too complex for these folks, they have a genetic predisposition and a wiring. It’s the answer to the riddle of why 100 young women go on a diet and 4 develop an eating disorder.”
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NBCNews.com
“Eating Recovery Center Offers Guidance to Help Individuals Avoid Eating Disorders Relapse During National Eating Disorders Awareness Week”
February 20, 2013
“With National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2013 taking place next week, February 24-March 2, Eating Recovery Center, an international center providing comprehensive treatment for eating disorders, seeks to highlight the skills and support structures that help men, women and children live a life of recovery.
‘By nature, individuals with eating disorders tend to be perfectionistic and high achieving — they like to do things right, and they like to be the best at their endeavors,’ explains Julie Holland, MHS, CEDS, chief marketing officer at Eating Recovery Center. ‘Their approach to recovery is generally no different, and patients often struggle to understand that life without an eating disorder looks different for every individual and there is no ‘right’ or ‘perfect’ way to live a life of recovery. In addition to developing recovery skills and implementing effective support systems, patients must also accept that challenges are likely to arise and understand that they have not failed even if recovery lapses occur.’”
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NBC Latino
“Latina Struggles When Eating Disorders and Culture Collide”
February 9, 2013
“Ovidio Bermudez, M.D., chief medical officer and medical director of child and adolescent services at Eating Recovery Center in Denver, Colorado, says the notion that Latinas are less susceptible to eating disorders may have been statistically true at one time but is now an absolute myth.
‘Ethnicity was able to offer protection from the development of an eating disorder. At one point it was true, but is a myth today. That protectiveness has eroded,’ Bermudez says. ‘Latina women and Latino men today are as much at risk as the Caucasian population.’”
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GalTime
“Are You Teaching Your Child to Diet?”
January 18, 2013
“Eating disorders have a strong genetic component. Therefore, children with a family history of anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder can have an increased susceptibility to disordered eating behaviors and body image issues. Regardless of family history, parents should be mindful of how their own comments and actions may affect their children—particularly during this weight-focused time of year. Early recognition of eating disorders warning signs can increase a child’s chances of lasting recovery. Should a child demonstrate any sort of troubling food or body image behaviors that may indicate disordered eating, parents are encouraged to seek treatment from a qualified eating disorders professional.”
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Blisstree
“How To Cope With Holiday Weight and Eating Stress…Without Triggering An Eating Disorder Relapse”
December 21, 2012
“I interviewed Bonnie Brennan, MA, LPC, clinical director of Eating Recovery Center’s Partial Hospitalization Program to find better ways of dealing with the way eating disorders can flare up during the holidays.
One of the best pieces of advice Brennan gave was to take a step back and think of the big picture during the holidays: ‘For individuals in recovery from an eating disorder, now is a great time to remind yourself that recovery is an ongoing process. Struggles at this time of the year are perfectly normal and does not mean that a complete relapse will occur.’ ”
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CNN.com
“Eating disorder recovery during the holidays”
December 20, 2012
“However, it is important to remember that the people struggling with eating disorders are biologically “wired” to experience higher levels of anxiety than the rest of us, and their go-to tools to manage their anxiety — including starvation, bingeing, purging or over-exercising — can be unhealthy and sometimes even life-threatening.
Add this predisposition toward heightened anxiety to the perfectionistic, overachieving and people-pleasing temperament of many people with eating disorders and common holiday stressors can compel those in recovery to revert back to worrisome thoughts and behaviors in an effort to manage their anxious feelings.”
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WFLA-TV
“Eating Disorders not Just a Women’s Disease”
November 19, 2012
“Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, FAED, CEDS, co-founder and chief executive officer of Eating Recovery Center, was featured in a segment on male eating disorders for WFLA-TV.”
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Seattle Met Magazine
“Wedding Workouts: CorePower Yoga”
November 14, 2012
“The city’s newest yoga studio, CorePower Yoga, focuses on making yoga accessible and comfortable for everyone. The instructors aren’t snooty, the environment isn’t all incense and Sanskrit, you don’t have to be a master yogi. Instead, CorePower features spa-like facilities, welcoming classes for all levels, free parking, contemporary music, and a supportive, community-oriented atmosphere that takes all the intimidation and pomposity out of practicing yoga.”
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Katie
“One Woman’s Struggle with an Eating Disorder after 50”
September 24, 2012
Dr. Ovidio Bermudez accompanied Eating Recovery Center patient Sandy Crisenberry for a segment on Katie to discuss the growing trend of eating disorders among older women.
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The Denver Post
“Martina Navratilova headed to Vail to share fitness tips”
September 4, 2012
“You think you’re busy, and then you try to get tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the phone to talk about the upcoming Living at Your Peak event in Vail, a two-day summit organized by the Vail Symposium Sept. 13-15.
Navratilova was in New York last week commentating on the U.S. Open, but she’s headed to Vail to share her expertise on staying motivated and staying fit, particularly for women, whom she wants to give an extra nudge to better juggle work, home and the need to take care of themselves.”
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Real Simple
“Food and Your Feelings (It’s Complicated)”
September 1, 2012
“As a child, you probably got the food-as-soother message in countless other ways, too: Remember the lollipop the doctor always handed out after a visit? The teacher who rewarded A students with ice cream? By adulthood that association becomes ingrained in our minds, says Craig Johnson, PhD, a psychologist specializing in eating disorders and chief clinical officer of Eating Recovery Center, in Denver: ‘Children’s brains sometimes aren’t developed enough to use words to deal with complex feelings, so they may use food to self-regulate emotions.’”
The Huffington Post
“Comorbid Diagnoses: When Other Illnesses Occur Alongside an Eating Disorder”
August 10, 2012
“I often remind the readers of this blog that eating disorders are complex illnesses with physical, psychological and sociocultural roots and implications. Yet another reason supporting this complexity is the elevated incidence of eating disorder comorbidities. In other words, other psychiatric and medical conditions often present alongside anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. In many cases, the two diagnoses are intertwined in some way, with one illness having contributed to the development of the other condition.”
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Vail Daily News
“Living at Your Peak column: Nine tips for heart health”
July 16, 2012
“The bad news: Although Colorado is the nation’s healthiest state, that does not mean we are immune from the nation’s No. 1 killer: heart disease. In fact, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, heart disease is Colorado’s leading cause of death. But here is the good news: You can do something about it. By taking preventive measures and putting your heart health first, you can significantly reduce the likelihood that you will develop cardiovascular issues as you age.”
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WTOC-TV Channel 11
“Mid-Morning Live: Interview with Dr. Bishop”
July 12, 2012
Dr. Emmett Bishop of Eating Recovery Center appeared on WTOC’s Mid-Morning Live Show to talk about emerging eating disorder trends and the American Art Therapy Association Conference in Savannah, Ga.
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NBC Los Angeles Channel 4
“Health Expert Weighs in on New Autism Law”
July 3, 2012
“A behaviorally based treatment for autism that is widely considered one of the most effective ways to help children with the condition is now within the reach of many affected families. A new law that went into effect July 1st mandates that insurance companies cover behavioral interventions for children with autism. Tyra Sellers, Regional Director with Trumpet Behavioral Health joins Dr. Bruce Hensel on Nonstop News LA to discuss what this new law means for parents and families on July 2, 2012.”
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NBC Los Angeles Channel 4 at 5 p.m.
“New Autism Law ‘An Amazing Victory For Families’”
July 2, 2012
“Areva Martin, with Special Needs Network, says she hopes to see insurance carriers readily accept autism as a medical condition now that a new state law requires private insureres cover behavioral therapy for the condition that affects one in 88 children, and at least 72,000 people in California. Dr. Bruce Hensel reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on July 2, 2012.”
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Bliss Tree
“Why Thinspo and Fitspo Are So Popular…And Banning Them Isn’t The Answer”
June 11, 2012
Bonnie Brennan, MA, LPC, and clinical director of the adult partial hospitalization program at Eating Recovery Center, says that both thinspo and fitspo are about more than just motivation—and, she says, they’re more similar than you might think.
‘The amount of time in the brain spent on engaging in the activity looks very similar,’ says Brennan. ‘At Eating Recovery Center, we have patients whose eating disorder is about fitness. One thing that’s common, from in-patients to those who are just exploring disordered eating, is an attempt to change the body as a way to create or get rid of emotions.’”
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KDVR-TV CH 13 (FOX)
“Mid-life eating disorders on the rise”
June 8, 2012
“It’s a disease more common with younger women, but eating disorders is on the rise for women in midlife. Treatment centers report an increase in middle-aged women seeking help, including the Eating Recovery Center in Denver. Sarah Moses traveled from Springfield, Missouri to Lowry to get help at ERC. She’s struggled with anorexia and bulimia since she was 13. But life as a 45-year-old, over-extended mother triggered a full-on return of her eating disorder.”
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Daily Dose (The Denver Post Blog)
“Eating Disorders Hospital Opens New Denver Site”
May 31, 2012
“Another center to treat children and teens with eating disorders has opened in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. Eating Recovery Center in Lowry will offer an 11-hour-per-day treatment program for girls and boys ages 10 through 17. The expansion of the privately owned center was a result of increased demand.”
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Dallas Morning News
“Eating Disorders Continue to Grow Among Children”
May 8, 2012
“Dr. Craig Johnson, an author, researcher, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma Medical School and chief clinical officer of the Eating Recovery Center, which offers inpatient treatment in Denver, says he also sees a correlation with the recent push for everyone to diet and exercise. While that’s a laudable goal, he estimates that 5 percent of the population takes it to an unhealthy extreme.”
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KOAA-TV CH 5 (Colorado Springs)
“Is Facebook Hurting You?”
May 7, 2012
Eating Recovery Center’s Joe Eiben, Primary Therapist, was interviewed in a segment about how social media can affect body image.
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The Huffington Post
“Diagnosis of Eating Disorders in Older Women Increases as Awareness Grows”
April 17, 2012
“The emergence of eating disorders in older women has individuals, families and even medical, psychological and dietary professionals scratching their heads. They’re often incredulous that the serious symptoms and behaviors they’re observing in their loved one or patient is actually an eating disorder, asking themselves: ‘How could this be an eating disorder? They’re too old!’ Because eating disorders don’t discriminate by age, no one is too old for an eating disorder.”
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Women’s Health Magazine
“The Scary Rise in Adult Eating Disorders”
April 1, 2012
“A catch-all label that includes dozens of subdiagnoses, EDNOS applies to patients who don’t meet the exact criteria for anorexia or bulimia but still have very troubled relationships with food or distorted body images. Today, EDNOS diagnoses significantly outnumber anorexia and bulimia cases. ‘The atypical has become the typical,” says Ovidio Bermudez, M.D.’ ”
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Psychology Today
“Aging and Anorexia: Silent Crisis of Eating Disorders in Older Women?”
March 6, 2012
“Dr. Bishop warns that one of the most damaging and dangerous aspects of eating disorders in the aging is that too often, family members will assume the weight loss is related to simply being old, or ‘that’s just the way she is,’ rather than exploring if something is going on.”
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SheKnows
“Is Your Teen Into the eTriggers Trend?”
February 15, 2012
“In addition, there’s a myriad of websites, such as pro-anorexia or pro-bulimia websites or forums, that offer harmful tips to help children and adolescents learn and practice disordered eating behaviors, Dr. Bermudez adds. It’s important to recognize that these activities do not “cause” eating disorders. Eating disorders are complex, heritable diseases that involve bio-psycho-social factors, says Dr. Bermudez. ‘These triggers can simply kick-start one behavior that may be taken to an extreme, and they can serve as enablers for unhealthy food- or exercise-focused behaviors that have already begun.’ ”
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Psychology Today
“What’s Behind the Dramatic Rise in Childhood Eating Disorders Hospitalizations?”
February 7, 2012
“I spoke to Ovidio Bermudez, MD, medical director of child and adolescent services at Denver’s Eating Recovery Center and a board member of The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). The 119 percent rise in hospitalizations for such young children, Dr. Bermudez said, is ‘likely to be a good proxy for a rise in incidence,’ meaning that as incredible as it sounds, it probably accurately reflects the increase in the number of kids under 12 who are suffering from eating disorders, especially, as Dr. Bermudez points out, when you consider how carefully third-party reimbursing organizations scrutinize hospital stays, and how reluctant they are to okay them.”
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Teen Vogue
“Feeding Frenzy”
February 1, 2012
“Although Kelsey and other teens with BED hate what they are doing, experts say it’s foolish to assume they can simply end the behavior. ‘Though people might think it’s easy for someone to stop binge eating, it’s no easier to overcome than anorexia or bulimia,’ says Ovidio Bermudez, M.D., medical director of Child and Adolescent Services at the Eating Recovery Center in Denver. “Overcoming an eating disorder isn’t just a matter of willpower but requires treatment. Eating disorders, including binge eating disorder, are serious mental illnesses with severe physical complications,” he stresses. In fact, just as genes can affect a person’s risk of developing diabetes or certain types of cancer, some researchers believe that genetics may play a role in BED. One study of overweight individuals found that a person is twice as likely to binge eat if she has a relative with BED, and another reported that if someone in her immediate family had the disorder, she has a 57 percent chance of having it too.”
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BlogHer
“Does Your Child Have an Eating Disorder?”
January 30, 2012
“What is a parent to do when we suspect our child may be exhibiting symptoms of disordered eating? Come to think of it — what are symptoms of disordered eating?
To answer these questions, I called up Liza Feilner, a licensed professional counselor and senior therapist at the Eating Recovery Center’s Child and Adolescent Behavioral Hospital who for nine years has been working inpatient with individuals suffering from eating disorders.”
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5280
“The Fear of Food”
January 1, 2012
“Bermudez—along with a staff of psychotherapists, nutritionists, nurses, art therapists, and teachers—has made it his life’s work to help kids overcome complicated disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and other abnormal eating habits. His new inpatient hospital, which is an offshoot of the Eating Recovery Center’s adult hospital located adjacent to Saint Joseph Hospital, is one of the few (if not the only) freestanding hospitals in the United States focused specifically on helping children and teenagers with eating disorders.”
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Radio Colorado Network
“Interview with Dr. Craig Johnson”
December 25, 2011
Chief Clinical Officer, Craig Johnson, PhD, FAED, CEDS, did an interview with Radio Colorado Network about eating disorders. The interview aired four times in one week.
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Tortured by Teenagers (Houston Chronicle (TX) Blog)
“Eating Disorders Can Show Up in Freshmen During Winter Break: Know the Signs”
December 16, 2011
“The folks at Eating Recovery Center warn not to ignore the red flag signs of an eating disorder in your freshman home for the holidays.
According to the Center, the transition to college nearly tops the list of the most common life stages in which eating disorders develop.”
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Vail Daily News
“Vail health: Bulimia and the brain”
November 14, 2011
“To help adolescents avoid eating disorders, concentrate on who they are and not what they are, what’s on the inside rather than what’s on the outside, he said. ‘We live in an obese society and childhood obesity is going to break the healthcare bank. My patients are the collateral damage,’ Weiner said.”
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KDVR-TV Ch 13 (FOX)
“Metro Denver becoming a hub for treating eating disorders”
November 8, 2011
Eating Recovery Center’s Partial Hospitalization Program was highlighted in a segment about eating disorders and lasting recovery.
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Weightless (PsychCentral Blog)
“The Impact of “Fat Talk” On Kids & What Parents Can Do”
October 26, 2011
“Last week was ‘Fat Talk Free Week.’ Today I wanted to continue the conversation because it’s so common for people to bash their bodies. And now it’s become common for kids and teens to do so, too…and at younger and younger ages. Below, Elizabeth Easton, PsyD, clinical director of child and adolescent services at the Eating Recovery Center, discusses whether fat talk is a new phenomenon, its effect on kids, how parents can help and much more.”
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Denver Post
“Former plus-size model gets out the message: ‘Healthy Is the New Skinny’”
October 17, 2011
” ‘When we engage in ‘fat talk’ and critique our own bodies or the bodies of others, we teach children to value thinness above all else,’ said Dr. Ovidio Bermudez, medical director of child and adolescent services at Eating Recovery Center in Denver. ‘This excessive focus on body shape and size creates an unrealistic ideal in the minds of children upon which body image issues and eating disorders can develop.’ ”
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Yoga Journal International
“Transcending Trauma”
September 1, 2011
“Elaine breathes slowly, in and out, for a few rounds of simple pranayama before she has to stop. Images too scary for her to describe race in and overwhelm her. After a few moments, with Jocelyn Jenkins, her therapist at Eating Recovery Center, sitting next to her, Elaine tries again. Several sessions later they move on to very slow sun salutations; she becomes aware of her muscles, noticing any resistance in her body, stopping when she gets agitated.”
Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine
“Fighting pregorexia”
September 1, 2011
“Ovidio Bermudez, MD, of the Eating Recovery Center in Denver and past president of the National Eating Disorders Association, says, ‘A good number of women who are struggling with an eating disorder and find out they’re pregnant will put the baby first. On the other hand, there are women for whom pregnancy really poses a significant hurdle. The prospect of weight gain and the distortions on their body that pregnancy presents can exacerbate the symptoms of the eating disorder … These women will suppress weight gain at the expense of the baby.’ ”
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YourHub (Denver)
“Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program Expands Treatment Options Through Partnership With Eating Recovery Center”
August 26, 2011
“This partnership allows Summit to expand its partial hospitalization and outpatient treatment options. It also underscores Eating Recovery Centers ongoing commitment to providing and supporting access to expert eating disorders recovery services.”
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Weightless (PsychCentral Blog)
“Preventing and Managing an Eating Disorder Relapse”
August 25, 2011
“For more information on relapse and what individuals can do, I spoke with Pam Cleland, MS, LPC, an aftercare coordinator at the Eating Recovery Center. Below, she provides valuable insight into how people can prevent and minimize relapses.”
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KUSA-TV CH 9 Denver
“Helping eating-disorder sufferers heal”
August 22, 2011
“Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner, chief executive officer, chief medical officer and founding partner of the Eating Recovery Center visited 9NEWS Monday morning and talked about eating disorders. Weiner spoke about treatment options, warning signs, minimizing the risk in your children and how to confront someone who you think may have an eating disorder.”
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Los Angeles Times
“Leaving the sport, gaining an eating disorder”
July 28, 2011
“Researcher Johnson, chief clinical officer of Eating Recovery Center in Denver, said one reason former athletes are at risk is that schools and coaches lose track of them once they retire. ‘The NCAA is focused on the athletes that are immediately in their purview,’ he said. ‘Once the athletes have moved out of their oversight, they don’t really have the resources to follow them.’ ”
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About.com
“Eating Recovery Center Launches Alumni Program to Promote Lasting Recovery”
July 20, 2011
” ‘Patients leaving treatment consistently identify that the peer and treatment team support they had during their treatment program was a key element in their recovery process,’ said Enola Gorham, MSW, LCSW, CEDS, clinical director of adult services at Eating Recovery Center. ‘Alumni programs provide the recovering eating disordered patient with an opportunity to reconnect with a recovery-focused community, benefit from the support of peers and refocus on the elements of recovery.’ ”
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Huffington Post
“Understanding Male Eating Disorders”
July 4, 2011
“Just as media messages targeted to women and girls promote unrealistic ideals of beauty and tips for achieving the coveted thin physique, males are bombarded with media messages about masculine ideals of strength and six-pack abs. The pursuit of these elusive ideals, or the recognition that perfection eludes them, can often result in a feeling of isolation from which eating disorders can often emerge.”
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Marie Claire
“Starvation Nation”
July 1, 2011
“ ‘We’ve moved away from this as a Caucasian, upper-middle-class, ‘princess’ disease. It’s everybody’s disease,’ says Dr. Ovidio Bermudez, medical director of child and adolescent services at ERC, which treats patiesnt as young as 10. He’s seen 13-year-old boys on the brink of kidney failure after shunning carbs and gorging on protein; 47-year-old mothers undereating and running 15 miles a day after a double masectomy; 30-somthing housewives hospitalized during pregnancy to stop excessive exercise; and diabetic Ivy League med students manipulating their insulin injections.”
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Huffington Post
“Eating Disorders in Teens and Children: How Parental Support Can Help”
June 19, 2011
“Unfortunately for parents, the complexity of eating disorders — with biological, psychological and sociological underpinnings — means that there is no silver bullet that will ensure that a child doesn’t develop the illness. However, I generally emphasize two critical strategies to help parents support healthy eating habits and a positive body image in their kids and safeguard against the development of an eating disorder.”
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YourHub (Denver)
“Increased Demand for Eating Disorders Care Drives Eating Recovery Center to Expand”
June 14, 2011
” ‘The PHP’s integrated treatment philosophy combines medical, psychiatric, nutritional and psychological elements to give patients and families the tools to achieve lasting behavioral change,’ said Bonnie Brennan, MA, LPC, NCC, clinical director of Eating Recovery Center’s Partial Hospitalization Program. ‘This level of treatment is a critical stage in the eating disorders treatment continuum because it helps patients practice their recovery skills and test their abilities in a supported environment.’ ”
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Weightless (PsychCentral.com Blog)
“National Women’s Health Week: What It Means To Be Healthy”
May 11, 2011
“Elizabeth Davis, PsyD, clinical director of child and adolescent services for the Eating Recovery Center, emphasized the importance of relinquishing rules. I spoke with her about what it means to be healthy and making health a priority in one’s life.”
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Health Policy Solutions*
“New understanding of genetics helps doctors prevent anorexia”
May 11, 2011
“Johnson is the chief clinical officer at Eating Recovery Center in Denver. Specialists in the medical field tend to accumulate in the same region, and Denver has become a national hub for specialized knowledge in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating and eating disorders that are not otherwise specified.”
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*This same story was included on the Rocky Mountain PBS website.
Redbook
“I Was “Fat” in a Thin Family”
May 2011
” ‘You don’t have to play the blame game to recognize the experiences that matter,’ says Ovidio Bermudez, M.D., medical director of child and adolescent services at the Eating Recovery Center in Denver, ‘but your children are going to have to deal with this too, so you want to conduct yourself in a way that won’t make it worse.’ ”
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BlogHer
“Can You Prevent Your Child’s Eating Disorder?”
April 18, 2011
“This time, I’m talking about kids and adolescents with Dr. Bermudez of the Eating Recovery Center in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Bermudez is a pediatrician, not a psychologist, and eating disorders have been the focus of his career for the past 22 years. Yet, he seemed surprised when I asked he had any personal experience with eating disorders — which he has not. In fact, he said no one had ever asked him that before.”
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Colorado Parent
“New Help for Kids with Eating Disorders”
April 2011
The April issue included information on Eating Recovery Center’s recently opened behavioral hospital for children and adolescents.
YourHub (Denver)
“Recognizing Shock in Infants and Children: PALS Certification Can Help”
March 28, 2011
“Shock is a clinical condition that describes the response individuals may experience when their bodily tissue or organs are damaged or when a significant volume of blood is lost. The body’s physiological response to this trauma can lead to organ failure, or in severe cases, even death.”
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Healthy Girl
“Help For Parents”
March 22, 2011
“Ovidio Bermudez, M.D., medical director of child and adolescent services at the Eating Recovery Center in Denver, wants to make clear. ‘Parents don’t have to be perfect,’ he says. ‘But by looking at your own attitudes, you can reduce the potential that your behavior will send the wrong message to your kids.’ ”
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w3w3.com
“Voted the best small healthcare organization in Colorado”
March 15, 2011
“Dr. Weiner explains, ‘This is a healthcare organization, Larry. We were actually fortunate enough to be voted the best small healthcare organization in the State of Colorado by the Denver Business Journal, in our first full year of operation.’ ”
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KDVR-TV CH 13 (FOX)
“Are you or someone you know at risk for developing an eating disorder?”
February 21, 2011
Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, FAED, CEDS, co-founder and chief executive officer of Eating Recovery Center speaks in a live interview about the risks, triggers and warning signs of eating disorders.
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Behavioral Healthcare
“Eating Recovery Center children’s hospital opens”
February 1, 2011
“To address the rising number of children with eating disorders, Eating Recovery Center, a national center for eating disorders recovery, has opened a new hospital specifically dedicated to providing comprehensive eating disorders treatment for children and adolescents age 10 to 17.”
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Doctor Radio Reports (SiriusXM)
Interview with Dr. Bermudez re: Eating Disorders
January 28, 2011
Dr. Bermudez, medical director of child and adolescent services for Eating Recovery Center was interviewed about eating disorders in general and their warning signs and symptoms.
AOL Jobs
“Making the Transition from Beauty Salon to Health Care”
January 12, 2011
“According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10 out of 20 fastest growing occupations are health-care related, and 3.2 million new jobs are predicted to open in the field between 2008 and 2018. ‘Despite economic ups and downs, people still get sick. That provides a somewhat stable prospect for health care workers in otherwise challenging financial times,’ says Dr. Mike Huckabee, director of the Physician Assistant Program at Union College in Lincoln, Neb., and an educational consultant for Health Education Solutions.”
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Parents Magazine
“Kids Who Won’t Eat: How to Help Children with Eating Disorders”
January 1, 2011
” ‘We’re treating 6- and 7-year-olds with anorexia, and 11- and 12-year-olds with bulimia — a problem that used to be almost nonexistent in children,’ says Ovidio Bermudez, M.D., medical director of child and adolescent services at the Eating Recovery Center, in Denver. ‘It baffles the mind.’ ”
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Weightless (PsychCentral.com Blog)
“The Rise Of Eating Disorders In Kids”
December 28, 2010
“The biggest warning sign is change, Dr. Bermudez said. For instance, your child may be well-adjusted, growing emotionally and physically healthy. Then, you notice that they’re becoming preoccupied and dissatisfied with themselves and their words turn to size and weight. Dr. Bermudez said that maybe your child talks about wanting to look different or be different from who they are.”
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KMGH-TV Ch 7 (ABC) – 10 p.m. (Denver)
“Eating Disorders On Rise In Children”
December 9, 2010
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KUSA-TV Ch 9, 6:15 a.m. 8:15 a.m. (Denver)
“Holidays pose big hurdles for those with eating disorders”
November 24, 2010
“Eating disorders can be very dangerous. They have the highest mortality rate of all psychiatric illnesses. ‘If you realize that the people are refusing food on the threshold of death, it gives you an idea of just how panicked they are in the face of food,’ Craig Johnson, PhD, FAED, CEDS, chief clinical officer of Eating Recovery Center, said.”
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KOA-AM 850 6:20 a.m. & 8:20 a.m. (Denver)
Robbyn Hart Interviews Dr. Lieber
November 18, 2010
Dr. Lieber was on 850KOA twice on November 18 talking about childhood illnesses and the winter season.
KWGN-TV CH 2 Denver “Everyday”
“Medical Monday: New hospital helping kids with eating disorders”
November 15, 2010
Colorado Healthcare Communicators’ 2010 Gold Leaf Awards
“CSG|PR Receives Three Awards at 2010 Gold Leaf Awards”
October 21, 2010
“CSG|PR received three different awards at October’s 2010 Gold Leaf Awards presented by Colorado Healthcare Communicators. CSG|PR won a Bronze Leaf award for Health Education Solutions’ online writing and content, a Bronze Leaf award for Eating Recovery Center’s education campaign, and a Silver Leaf award for LiveWell Colorado’s e-newsletter, The LiveWell eLetter.”
Weightless (PsychCentral Blog)
“Body Shame & How to Overcome It: Q& with Expert Carolyn Jones”
October 19, 2010
“Unfortunately, body shame isn’t a topic we often hear about. I’ve actually wanted to share information on this topic with Weightless readers ever since I addressed body shame in a guest post. That’s why I’m pleased to present my interview with Carolyn Jones, RN, LPC, CEDS, director of nursing at the Eating Recovery Center. Below, she provides insight into what body shame is, its causes and consequences, how individuals can overcome body shame and much more.”
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Denver Post
“Schools target dangerous binge cocktail”
October 18, 2010
“For 25 years, Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner has treated people with eating disorders, and has seen the gradual change in public opinion. ‘The term ‘drunkorexia’ is not my favorite, but as it brings awareness to the problem, it’s probably fine,’ says Weiner, medical director at Eating Recovery Center in Denver. ;Anorexia nervosa has the highest death rate of any psychiatric illness. It’s an incredibly serious disorder. When you’re starving yourself, your brain is really starved. You’ve had the experience of drinking on an empty stomach? These folks are drinking on an empty body.’ ”
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ADVANCE for Nurses (Online)
“Holiday and Eating Disorders”
October 18, 2010
” ‘The whole focus on food and family bring up a lot of difficult feelings,’ explained Carolyn Jones, RN, LPC, CEDS, director of nursing at Eating Recovery Center in Denver. ‘Certainly being overwhelmed with the amount of food and the tasks connected with the holidays are challenging for someone in recovery from an eating disorder, as they are for many people.’ ”
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KWGN-TV CH 2 Denver “Everyday”
“Medical Monday: Are ADD and ADHD under or over diagnosed?”
October 4, 2010
Highlands Ranch Herald
“Forgotten illnesses still need vaccines”
September 25, 2010
“Dr. Andrew Lieber, co-founder and chief medical officer of Rose Pediatrics in Highlands Ranch, said those in the medical field have “done too well” at preventing the illnesses because some parents believe it is now OK to skip the regular schedule of shots.”
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Denver Business Journal
“Eating Disorders Treatment Denver Specialty”
September 24, 2010
“Denver could be developing into a national focal point for treatment of anorexia and bulimia, say experts in the field that have made Denver their home.”
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KWGN-TV CH 2, 10 a.m. (Denver)
“Medical Monday: HPV Vaccine”
September 20, 2010
Paging Dr. Gupta (CNN Health Blog)
” ’Freak Eaters’ Cling to Same Food Everyday”
September 13, 2010
“Dr. Ovidio Bermudez, the medical director for Child and Adolescent Services at the Eating Recovery Center, said he hasn’t heard much about this type of behavior in adults. ‘Usually it’s a problem with children with extremely picky eating,’ said Bermudez, a past president of the National Eating Disorders Association.”
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Top Health News
“Pediatric Center Opens “
September 2, 2010
” ‘We value our patients’ health and time, which is how we measure ourselves against the same service standards as any other business,’ said Lieber, co-founder and chief medical officer of the Rose Pediatric Provider Network.”
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YourHub Highlands Ranch
“Rose Pediatrics opens on Ridgeline Boulevard”
August 25, 2010
” ‘Highlands Ranch is all about families – one of the reasons I wanted to move here – and Rose Pediatrics treats every family like they’re our family. We’re excited to be a part of a family focused community, so we thought it was a natural fit,’ Lieber said.”
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DentistryIQ
“Health Education Solutions launches new Web site”
August 5, 2010
” ‘The new Health Education Solutions Web site offers busy health-care professionals and others who want to be prepared for a medical emergency convenient access to updated career and learning resources that meet their unique needs,’ said David King, president of Health Education Solutions. ‘The enhanced site empowers them to easily control their own user experience and educational planning.’ ”
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KWGN CH 2 Denver
“Can Going Back to School Trigger an Eating Disorder?”
August 4, 2010
Live interview with Eating Recovery Center’s co-founder and chief medical officer, Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, on how back to school can trigger disordered eating behaviors.
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Denver Post
“Fighting obesity in Colorado”
July 23, 2010
“It’s no surprise that providing access to healthy lifestyles and healthy foods is part of the solution. In addition to motivating individual healthy behaviors, LiveWell Colorado focuses on the roots of obesity, specifically policy and environmental changes that give every Coloradoan the opportunity to make healthy choices.”
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KMGH CH 7 ABC Denver
“Cafeteria Workers Go Back To School”
July 22, 2010
“While kids are on summer break, school cafeteria workers are going back to class. Their goal is learning how to cook healthy, large volume meals from scratch.”
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EverydayHealth.com and “The Truth About Eating Disorders”
“Heading Back to School and Promoting a Healthy Body Image”
July 19, 2010
“In the hustle and bustle of choosing new clothes and going school supply shopping, parents should remember that major transitions, such as changing schools, heading off to college, or simply dealing with the changes of growing up can provide the perfect storm to trigger negative body image issues or disordered eating behaviors.”
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Prevention Magazine Forum
“Eating Recovery Center Announces 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders Conference”
July 8, 2010
“ ‘In the eating disorders community, clinical collaboration leads to treatment innovations, best practice development and ultimately, better outcomes for our patients,’ said Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, founding partner and medical director of Eating Recovery Center. ‘The goal of the Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders Conference is to foster a collaborative learning environment where our colleagues can learn, share and connect.’ ”
DentistryIQ
“Dental professionals can be the first line of defense in eating disorder diagnosis”
June 17, 2010
“By understanding the etiologies of eating disorders, recognizing the mouth warning signs, and intervening when appropriate, dental professionals can help the millions of Americans with these deadly diseases start down the road to recovery.”
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Denver Post
“Colorado’s K-12 meals get a made-from-scratch makeover”
June 11, 2010
“This week’s five-day boot camp for food directors from across the state, held at Adams City High School, is at the forefront of that movement. The camps are designed to help school food become more healthy, less fattening and maybe also better-tasting.”
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Education News
“Boot camp aims to remake school meals”
June 10, 2010
“ ‘Our goal is to ensure that every student in Colorado gets nourishing and delicious meals at school, which is vitally important in reducing childhood obesity,’ said Maren C. Stewart, president and CEO of LiveWell Colorado. ‘These boot camps do not simply teach school food service personnel how to prepare healthier meals. They also arm them with the tools to build and sustain school food programs that will positively impact the health of Colorado’s children.’ ”
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ColoradoBiz Magazine
“50 Colorado companies to watch 2010″
June 1, 2010
“Eating Recovery Center:
INFLUENCE: Drs. Weiner and Bishop were instrumental in the development of the Denver-based Eating Disorder Foundation, a nonprofit committed to education and advocacy. ERC’s business office advocates on behalf of potential patients with insurance companies and, in most cases, develops single-case agreements – a time-sensitive and difficult process.”
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Reuters
“Eating Recovery Center Announces Nationally Recognized Panel of Speakers for 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders”
May 20, 2010
” ‘In the eating disorders community, clinical collaboration leads to treatment innovations, best practice development and ultimately, better outcomes for our patients,’ said Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, founding partner and medical director of Eating Recovery Center. ‘The goal of the Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders Conference is to foster a collaborative learning environment where our colleagues can learn, share and connect.’ ”
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KMGH-TV CH 7 (ABC) Denver
“Students Learn To ‘Eat A Rainbow’ “
May 11, 2010
“The DUG at Fairmount Elementary is funded LiveWell Colorado, a non-profit community committed to providing every Coloradoan with access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity in the places they live, work, learn and play.”
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Colorado Public Radio
“Making Neighborhoods More Kid Friendly”
May 6, 2010
Highlight of LiveWell Colorado program focused on the safety of neighborhoods and increasing children’s physical activity levels.
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Addiction Professional
“Innate temperament and eating disorder treatment”
May 1, 2010
“When we instead take the time to comprehend the underlying temperament and neurocognitive processing deficits of an eating-disordered patient, and understand how they help the patient maintain an eating disorder, we can grasp the limitations of many current treatments and turn our focus to newer therapeutic methods addressing these maintaining factors.”
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Denver Post
“Planting Seeds in Food Deserts: Neighborhood Gardens, Produce in Corner Stores”
April 18, 2010
“In the meantime, more than a quarter of Westwood families do their food shopping in convenience stores, said Rachel Cleaves, head of LiveWell Westwood, a partner in the Healthy Eating Project.”
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NEDIC
“Event Listing: Ben Franklin Institute Workshop”
April 16, 2010
“Eating Recovery Center Offers Insights into Treating Severely Medically Compromised Eating Disorder Patients at Upcoming Workshop”
Denver Business Journal
“LiveWell research reveals workplace efforts fall short”
April 16, 2010
“Authors of LiveWell Colorado’s Worksite Wellness Blueprint say there’s no one program that will get workers eating better and exercising more, which reduces sick days.”
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KUSA-TV CH 9 (NBC) Denver
“Your Show: 9Health Fair CEO Jim Goddard, Obesity in Colorado & Actress/Musician Queen Latifah”
April 11, 2010
“YOUR SHOW then heard what’s on the mind of Live Well Colorado Executive Director Maren Stewart. The organization seeks to enact positive change as it relates to obesity in Colorado. Stewart spoke about her non-profit’s goals, the problems of obesity even in a state deemed the “fittest” in America and the impact of First Lady Michelle Obama’s national campaign to end childhood obesity. For more information on the non-profit, you can log on to http://www.livewellcolorado.org/.”
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KMGH-TV CH 7 (ABC) Denver
“Changing Your Food, Changing Your Life”
April 7, 2010
“7NEWS, LiveWell Colorado and the United States Department of Agriculture classroom nutrition education program has partnered with APS to develop and promote the Go, Slow, Whoa program, which teaches students how to make healthier food choices by identifying foods.”
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EverydayHealth.com
“Food-centric Festivities and Eating Disorders”
April 7, 2010
“Embracing summer celebrations means realizing where your family member, friend or you are in the recovery process. Always make sure you’re aware of the resources available to you. Treatment professionals, support groups and therapy can be significant assets when struggling with disordered eating during the summer months.”
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Poverty in America
“Changing the Food Access Paradigm”
March 12, 2010
“More than anything else, we need to address the many barriers that keep healthy food from being more widely available in communities that need it the most. A recent ‘Food Policy Blueprint’ released by LiveWell Colorado seeks to do just that, and offers some creative solutions to increasing access to healthy food in low-income communities.”
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Denver Post
“Nutrition map zooms in on Colorado food”
March 8, 2010
” ‘It’s really a state roadmap for increasing access to healthy foods for all Coloradans,’ says Maren Stewart, president and CEO of LiveWell Colorado, the nonprofit organization funded by The Colorado Health Foundation, Kaiser Permanente and The Kresge Foundation.”
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Behavioral Healthcare
“A Place People Would Want To Be”
March 1, 2010
“Another complex area for clients is the dining room, which Weiner says is “almost the trenches” for the center’s population. The founders relied again on beauty to help relieve their clients of the stress of their environment. ‘There are lots of windows because it’s a difficult place for these patients,’ Weiner says. To complement the wealth of natural light, lighting in the dining room is subdued, while the walls are painted in deep purple, green, and orange.”
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Psychology Today
“National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2010″
February 18, 2010
“Eating Recovery Center Partners with The Eating Disorder Foundation to Host Candlelight Vigil to Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders.”
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Denver Post
“NEDAW: It’s Time to Talk About It”
February 15, 2010
“These 10 signs, says Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner of Denver’s Eating Recovery Center, may indicate that a dieting loved one is developing an eating disorder.”
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Denver Post
“Michelle Obama’s Anti-Obesity Plan Feels at Home in Colo.”
February 10, 2010
“LiveWell — with financial support from Kaiser Permanente Colorado and the Colorado Health Foundation — has granted $3.7 million to 22 communities for 2010 projects. The group also is pushing legislation that would set up a “food policy council” to help farmers sell food directly to schools and allow people on food-assistance programs to use their food stamps at farmers markets.”
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KMGH CH 7 ABC Denver
“Six Denver Neighborhoods Labeled ‘Food Deserts’ “
January 29, 2010
” ‘A food desert is a geographic area in which access to affordable quality nutritious food is very limited,’ said Maren Stewart, the president and CEO of Livewell Colorado, which advocates reducing obesity.”
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Grand Junction Sentinel
“Health Briefs”
January 25, 2010
” ‘While 95 percent of diets fail, lifestyle changes have a significantly higher success rate,’ explains Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, co-founder and medical director of Eating Recovery Center. ‘Instead of resolving to diet in 2010, focus on living a balanced lifestyle complete with moderate exercise and well-balanced meals.’ ”
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YourHub West Denver
“ERC Offers Empowering New Year’s Resolution Alternatives”
January 21, 2010
” ‘While 95 percent of diets fail, lifestyle changes have a significantly higher success rate,’ explains Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner, MD, CEDS, co-founder and medical director of Eating Recovery Center. ‘Instead of resolving to diet in 2010, focus on living a balanced lifestyle complete with moderate exercise and well-balanced meals.’ ”
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KCNC CH 4 CBS Denver
“Holiday Weight Maintenance Program Nets Losses”
January 15, 2010
“At a wrap-up luncheon, Denver Health employees found out how they did during the Great Holiday Weigh program. The goal was for employees to team up and help each other keep from putting on the pounds during the 8-week holiday season.”
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Denver Daily News
“Town Talk: LiveWell Colorado”
January 15, 2010
“Throughout the 2010 legislative session, LiveWell Colorado will be actively engaging in legislation that promotes access to opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity in the places people live, learn, work and play.”
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KCNC CH 4 CBS Denver
“Teaming Up To Tackle Temptation This Holiday”
January 4, 2010
“The Great Holiday Weigh is a LiveWell West Denver program LiveWell West Denver is part of LiveWell Colorado, a statewide initiative aimed at reducing overweight and obesity rates.”
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Outdoor Advertising Magazine
“Colorado Billboards & Wallscapes Encourage Healthy Lifestyles”
January 1, 2010
“A 40′ by 44′ “RIDE” vinyl wallscape adorned the side of the Denver Convention Center at 14th and Champa in downtown Denver to complement billboards that read “Indulge” and were splled out by a cornucopia of healthy fruits and vegetables.”
Advantages Magazine
“Campaign Keeps Colorado Fit, From ‘Success Stories’ “
January 1, 2010
” ‘The elevator buttons are just a perfect example of an easy, small, free way of incorporating a little bit of physical activity in your life by taking the stairs up a flight or two as opposed to the elevator,’ Stewart says. ‘Hopscotch is a game everyone remembers how to play, and it’s something fun and whimsical that will hopefully grab people’s attention.’ ”
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AED Forum Newsletter
“Eating Recovery Center Report: Recent Research Reveals Trends in the Process of Referrals for Patients with Eating Disorders”
January 1, 2010
“The vast majority of behavioral health professionals surveyed (92%) look to an organization with which they have an existing professional relationship when making a referral.”
Longmont Ledger
“LiveWell Longmont Promoting Healthy Lifestyles”
December 31, 2009
“The LiveWell Longmont steering committee, in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, conducted a food systems assessment of the Longmont community over the summer and fall.
‘We have looked at the whole process of bringing food to the Longmont community,’ Houghton said. ‘We focused on the affordability and accessibility of health foods. We surveyed Longmont residents and held focus groups to gather information. We are trying to use the community voice and craft what we would like to see.’ ”
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Cortez Journal
“LiveWell, Play Well”
December 26, 2009
“LIVEWELL MONTEZUMA Co-coordinators Laura Rice and Nancy Falleur present Cortez Mayor Orly Lucero and City Manager Jay Harrington with a $20,000 check Wednesday at Southwest Memorial Hospital for the Centennial Park playground, which opened in July.”
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Diet Delivery Denver
“Dieting is America’s Most Dangerous New Year’s Resolution”
December 22, 2009
” ‘Genes load the gun; life pulls the trigger,’ said Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner, co-founder and medical director of Eating Recovery Center. ‘For certain at-risk populations, life changes such as dieting can trigger dangerous behaviors and this common resolution can quickly become detrimental.’ ”
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Denver Post
“Fit Finds – Managing Holiday Eating”
December 15, 2009
“For someone in recovery from an eating disorder, the elevated focus on food this time of year can trigger anxiety, stress, and in severe cases, relapse. Experts at the Eating Recovery Center in Denver say the key to managing stress around holidays is preparation. Simply knowing the details of holiday events can minimize the anxiety and fear associated with parties, meals and holiday gatherings.”
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The Tool Box
“Holidays & Eating Disorders: Relapse Prevention”
December 5, 2009
“According to Marla Scanzello, MS, RD, director of dietary services for Eating Recovery Center, ‘If things don’t go as planned, realize that one meal doesn’t make or break you,’ explains Scanzello. ‘Simply get back on track with the next meal.’ ”
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Behavioral Healthcare
“ERC Awarded Accreditation from Joint Commission”
December 3, 2009
” ‘We sought accreditation for our organization because we want to demonstrate our commitment to patients’ safety and quality care,’ explains Andrew Braun, executive director of Eating Recovery Center. ‘We view obtaining the Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward achieving excellence.’ ”
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Durango Herald
“Candy Tax: Some Sweet, Some Sour”
December 2, 2009
“And groups like LiveWell Colorado, which promotes healthier eating and lifestyles, applaud Ritter’s idea to tax the foods as well.
‘We support policies that limit the consumption of unhealthy food,’ said Maren Stewart, president and chief executive of the group. ‘The governor’s proposal to eliminate the sales tax exemption for candy and soda will not exclusively solve the problem of obesity, because it’s a very complex and complicated problem.’ ”
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KCNC CH 4 ABC Denver
“Great Holiday Weigh Battles Seasonal Bulge”
November 27, 2009
“Their team is taking part in the Great Holiday Weigh, a weight maintenance program sponsored by LiveWell West Denver. The goal is to not gain any weight from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. 200 Denver Health employees and West Denver residents are participating in the program. They’ll do regular weigh-ins and encourage each other to step up the exercise and avoid the unnecessary calories.”
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The F-Word
“How to Survive Thanksgiving When You’re In Eating Disorder Recovery”
November 24, 2009
“During the holiday season, support from family and friends can significantly impact an individual’s ability to effectively handle these stressful situations. For those supporting someone with an eating disorder through the holidays, the Eating Recovery Center offers these suggestions…”
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Denver Post
“Ritter’s plan to tax soda and candy gets cheers, jeers”
November 15, 2009
” ‘We support policies that limit the consumption of unhealthy food,’ said Maren Stewart, president and chief executive of the group. ‘The governor’s proposal to eliminate the sales-tax exemption for candy and soda will not exclusively solve the problem of obesity because it’s a very complex and complicated problem.’ ”
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Psych Central
“Yoga, Eating Disorders & Body Image”
November 12, 2009
“At the physiological level, yoga allows a patient’s relaxation response to kick in. This process can reduce the debilitating effects of anxiety and stress, emotions that are typically extreme in people with eating disorders. These individuals have a very difficult time modulating their tolerance for distress. Participating in yoga, with its focus on breathing and relaxation, helps patients create a healthy set of interventions that can be used to increase distress tolerance.”
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Well (New York Times Blog)
“Making the Most of Mental Health Benefits”
November 6, 2009
“Eating Recovery Center, an eating disorder center in Denver, is offering insurance guidance as U.S. Mental Health Parity Law takes effect. Visit https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/pdf/Eating_Disorders_Insurance.pdf to download this informational flyer.”
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Shape Magazine
“Secrets of the Slimmest State”
November 1, 2009
“Organize and Conquer: The state has an advantage, thanks to the nonprofit LiveWellColorado, which provides free and low-cost nutrition and fitness programs. Check with your local health board to see if your state offers any weight-loss initiatives.”
Something Fishy
” ‘College Triggers’ Can Increase Eating Disorder Risk”
October 27, 2009
Media Life Magazine
“Reaching Out to the Jane Fonda in Us All”
October 20, 2009
” ‘We wanted to kick off the campaign with a big event that would challenge Coloradoans to live well, generate a buzz across the state, and send the message that active living is fun and accessible,’ says Maren C. Stewart, president and CEO of LiveWell Colorado.”
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Ads of the World
“LiveWell Colorado: Mall Chase”
October 20, 2009
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Psych Central
“Q&A with Julie Holland”
October 20, 2009
“Everything we do or say can impact another individual. Oftentimes, we think we are only our own worst enemy. However, at any given moment we are saying or doing something that can influence how another individual thinks about him- or herself. Pass good body talk and feelings along. Each of us makes a difference.”
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Psych Central
“Fat Talk Free Week”
October 20, 2009
“Here’s how you can improve your body image, according to the Eating Recovery Center in Denver.”
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Never Say Diet
“Fat Talk Free Week”
October 20, 2009
“While here in Denver for the annual American Dietetics Association meeting, I spoke with Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner, co-founder and medical director of a local eating disorder clinic called the Eating Recovery Center. He called fat talk “insidious,” “pervasive” and “damaging,” and says his goal is to encourage women to start taking note of just how many fat talk comments we make in a given day.”
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Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
“Challenge Yourself to LiveWell”
October 18, 2009
” ‘Though Colorado ranks as the nation’s leanest state, it’s certainly not cause for celebration,’ says Maren Stewart, LiveWell’s president and CEO. ‘The fact that nearly 19 percent of adults in our state are obese is cause for concern.’ ”
KUSA CH 9 NBC Denver
“Walking School Bus”
October 7, 2009
” ‘We’re working with the district to let them see the work that we have been doing so that eventually we can share our idea with other schools and hopefully influence school buses all over the district,’ Alisha Brown of Live Well Northwest Aurora said.”
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KMGH CH 7 ABC Denver
“LiveWell Colorado Flash Mob”
September 30, 2009
Pueblo Chieftain
“Tests Focus on Feet, Wheels”
September 27, 2009
“Joined by LiveWell Pueblo, a program of the Pueblo City-County Health Department, PACE will hold East Side Walkability Challenges at noon Tuesday and at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.”
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Denver Business Journal
“Champions in Healthcare: Eating Recovery Center Gets to the Heart of the Matter”
September 25, 2009
” ‘A lot of other treatment programs focus on what causes the eating disorder, but not so much on what maintains it,’ Bishop said. In order to break the cyclical behavioral patterns involved in these illnesses, the ERC’s staff teaches patients techniques that help them understand and direct their own thoughts, emotions and tendencies.”
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KMGH-TV CH 7 ABC Denver
“How Walkable is Your Neighborhood?”
September 14, 2009
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We Bite Back
“ERC’s New Body Image Group Inspires Participants to Combat Unhealthy Body Beliefs”
September 4, 2009
” ‘A majority of women in the United States struggle with unrealistic body expectations and strive for unattainable ideals,’ explains Carolyn Jones, RN, MS, LPC, director of nursing at the Eating Recovery Center. ‘Over the course of the 12-week Body Image Group, we explore ways to reconnect with your body, accept your body in the present moment and appreciate your body for allowing you to live your life.’ ”
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KCNC-TV CH 4 CBS Denver
“New School Program Counts, Rewards Walkers”
September 1, 2009
“In Denver’s Westwood neighborhood, a new program rewards elementary school students for walking to school.
‘The goal of the program is to increase the number of kids to walk to school, to get the exercise they need to be healthy,’ said Rachel Cleaves, LiveWell Westwood Community Coordinator.”
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Managed Care
“Control Obesity, Control Costs: Prevention is the Cure for the Rising Costs of Obesity in America”
August 15, 2009
“Two-thirds of Americans are obese or overweight, according to a July 2009 report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Perhaps even more alarming in that these rates continue to climb every year.”
Greeley Tribune
“3 Companies Receive Well Workplace Award”
August 9, 2009
“The awards process is facilitated by the Coalition for Activity and Nutrition to Defeat Obesity, which is sponsored by Livewell Colorado and Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation.”
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Case In Point
“Eating Disorders: One Size Does Not Fit All”
August 1, 2009
“From a psychological perspective, people with eating disorders not infrequently are struggling with histories of abuse, trauma, and/or dysfunctional family dynamics. Socially, Western media sends women the message that they cannot be too thing and that they should not be accepting of imperfections where their body is concerned.”
Greeley Tribune
“Community Gardens Sprouting Up Across Weld”
July 23, 2009
“Varner is one of many Weld County residents growing their own organic produce this year. Fifteen other community gardens, partially funded by the private nonprofit Live Well Weld County, are sprouting up around the county, and they’re getting more popular every year.”
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Denver Post
“Julie Holland Named CMO of ERC”
July 7, 2009
“THE EATING RECOVERY CENTER: Announced it has named Julie Holland chief marketing officer.”
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Denver Daily News
“Colorado Leanest in U.S.”
July 2, 2009
“Maren Stewart, president and chief executive of LiveWell Colorado, a nonprofit dedicated to healthy living that recently launched a five-year program to reduce obesity, pointed out that Colorado’s obesity rate has more than doubled since 1995.”
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Dr. Jenn
“Fatal Mistakes….Literally”
July 1, 2009
” ‘Waiting to seek treatment for an eating disorder can be a fatal decision,’ said Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner, founder and medical director of the Eating Recovery Center. ‘As an eating disorder progresses, the likelihood that it will lead to serious medical problems grows exponentially. It’s important that anyone with an eating disorder seek help as soon as symptoms arise.’ ”
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Berthoud Recorder
“Soak Up Summer & Tackle Obesity”
June 18, 2009
” ‘LiveWell Colorado is committed to the concept that healthy eating and active living can be achieved by everyone,’ said Maren Stewart, CEO of LiveWell Colorado. ‘We hope these tips serve as a reminder that small, positive lifestyle changes can result in big, sustainable differences.’ ”
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KJCT-TV CH 8 ABC Grand Junction
“10 Ways to Enjoy a Healthier Summer”
June 10, 2009
Denver Post – Online
“Eating Recovery Center Research Reveals That 52 Percent of Clinicians Have Seen Increase in Patients With Primary Eating Disorder Diagnosis Over Three-Year Period”
June 5, 2009
” ‘Eating disorders are complicated diseases with multiple etiologies,’ explained Kenneth L. Weiner, M.D., medical director of the Eating Recovery Center. ‘As these results show, the vast majority of our colleagues understand that a cross-disciplinary approach is necessary for successful and sustainable treatment.’ ”
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Genetics Blogs
“Inheriting Eating Disorders”
June 3, 2009
“In a recent article, Eating Disorders Partially Due to Genetics, Dr. Ken Weiner discusses how genes that predispose someone to anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorders can actually also predispose someone to an eating disorder such as bulimia nervosa or anorexia.”
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Heart Health
“Eating disorder raises serious health risk to heart, morbid obesity, diabetes, hypertension”
May 22, 2009
“The Eating Recovery Center offers these top five reasons why anyone touched by an eating disorder should not put off treatment.”
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Berthoud Recorder
“Never too Rich or too Thin? The High Cost of Anorexia”
May 21, 2009
” ‘Eating disorders are complex conditions that can arise from a variety of potential causes and affect a wide demographic of American women — including children and teens,’ explained Dr. Ken Weiner, medical director of the ERC. ‘It’s vital that anyone dealing with these terrible diseases seek the appropriate treatment for their condition as soon as they can.’ ”
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KMGH-TV CH 7 ABC Denver
“Eating disorders partially due to genetics”
May 17, 2009
” ‘We know that there are multiple genes and they are closely related to anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorders,’ said Dr. Ken Weiner.”
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Colorado Springs Business Journal
“Colorado not immune to fighting battle of the bulging waistlines”
May 15, 2009
” ‘We plan to use this money for a variety of efforts on the local level,’ said Maren Steward, chief executive officer and president. ‘We want to have access to healthy food, opportunities for physical activity. Focus on things we know work: proven, evidenced-based ideas.’ ”
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Denver Daily News
“Women’s Health Week: Mother’s Day kicked off the national campaign”
May 13, 2009
” ‘Diets don’t work,’ said Dr. Ken Weiner, medical director and founder of the Eating Recovery Center. ‘That is, unless your definition of success is that three years after a successful diet, only 5-10 percent of people weigh less than before they went on the diet. They are short-term fixes with no long-term benefit. Healthy lifestyle is the answer – build more healthy activity into your lifestyle. Eat moderately and exercise moderately.’ ”
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Pueblo Chieftain
“Walkability tests end today”
May 7, 2009
“The tour is part of Livewell Pueblo’s work to assess the ease of walking and bicycling in neighborhoods throughout the community and apply those lessons to new neighborhoods and redevelopment projects, said Cathy Dehn, health educator for Livewell.”
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CEO Self
“LiveWell Colorado gets $17M for anti-obesity push”
May 7, 2009
“LiveWell Colorado, a nonprofit focused on reducing obesity in the state, said Thursday it has received a new $17.1 million grant from the Colorado Health Foundation.”
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303 Magazine
“Art Therapy”
May 3, 2009
“At the Eating Recovery Center, Robin Colson, outreach representative and registered dietician who has been working with eating disorders for twenty years, talks about the role of art therapy in the new Denver facility’s approach. A big piece of that is the arts, not only experiential, but also, simply being surrounded by arts upon entering the building. Photos of Colorado, haiku poetry and sculptures abound. Art in the environment is therapeutic in itself, she believes.”
Colorado Stateman
“Mom was right; need to go outside and play”
April 24, 2009
“O’Brien sits on the board of LiveWell Colorado, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving the health of Coloradans, and has worked on children’s health and wellness issues throughout her career.”
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Pueblo Chieftain
“Health grant will encourage diet, exercise, fund projects”
April 23, 2009
“According to Cathy Dehn, LiveWell Pueblo project coordinator and health educator at the Pueblo City-County Health Department, ‘The program is working in the community, with schools, work sites and health care providers to address the chronic diseases associated with obesity and providing resources to those in Pueblo at risk for being overweight or obese.’ ”
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Tri Lakes Tribune
“Don’t blow up your TV, just turn it off for a while”
April 21, 2009
“Almost everyone agrees that TV can be harmful in certain ways. Several different health information sources link large amounts of screen time to obesity, higher stress, fearfulness — too many crime shows — and a variety of attention deficit disorders.”
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Denver Post
“LiveWell Colorado Names Maren Stewart as CEO”
April 15, 2009
“LIVEWELL COLORADO: The nonprofit, committed to reducing obesity, named Maren Stewart as its first president and chief executive. Most recently, Stewart was vice president of external affairs at Children’s Hospital.”
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Massage Magazine
“Eating Recovery Center Incorporates Massage Therapy in New Outpatient Program”
April 14, 2009
” ‘We want to create a pathway to a healthy lifestyle that enables lasting behavioral change, reduces the chances of relapse and sustains long-term recovery in our patients,’ explains Emmett R. Bishop, MD, director of outpatient services and co-founder of the Eating Recovery Center. ‘This added service is one piece of our vision to provide comprehensive care to patients at all levels of treatment.’ ”
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The F-Word.org
“The Digest: What’s making headlines around the world”
April 6, 2009
“Another eating disorder treatment center has opened up in Denver, The Eating Recovery Center. I would love to work there or at any of the treatment centers in Denver once I received my Master’s of Social Work in a few years. Colorado is a very calming place, with an active lifestyle.”
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Denver Post
“Denver Emerges as Hub for Eating Disorder Care”
March 29, 2009
” ‘Denver is sort of a mecca for eating-disorder treatment,’ said Dr. Ken Weiner, medical director and a founder of the Eating Recovery Center.”
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KDVR-TV CH 13 FOX Denver
“Toni Saiber and Enola Gorham interview”
February 23, 2009
Denver Post
“Disaboom.com to Webcast National Forum on Disability Issues”
July 21, 2008
“Disaboom encourages voters to form watching parties in order to stimulate dialogue and ensure that people without access to a computer are able to participate.”
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CNN Money
“Disaboom.com to Webcast National Forum on Disability Issues”
July 21, 2008
“‘In this historic election year, it’s vital that politicians recognize the importance of voters with disabilities,’ said Dr. Glen House, founder of Disaboom. ‘That is why we’re proud to provide this free webcast to the disability community and the community at large.’”
CNet
“Disaboom.com to Webcast National Forum on Disability Issues”
July 21, 2008
“Disaboom, the premier online community and resource for people touched by disability, today announced that it will webcast the National Forum on Disability Issues, a historic, nonpartisan forum held in Columbus, Ohio, which allows the presidential candidates to present their visions for the future of disability policy in America.”
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Indianapolis Star
“Media scan: A peek at recent health and fitness books, magazines and Web sites”
July 15, 2008
“Improving the lives of people with disabilities is the goal of www.Disaboom.com, an online community and resource for disabled people, their caregivers and others. The site combines medical information, lifestyle articles, social networking and other resources.”
Reuters
Americans would rather be dead than disabled: poll
July 11, 2008
“More than half of Americans would rather die than live with a severe disability, according to a survey. In the online poll commissioned by Disaboom, a Web site and social network for people affected by disabilities, 52 percent of the 1,000 ‘nationally represented’ adults chose death over losing the ability to live an independent life.”
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Market Watch
Disaboom and Purple Heart Service Foundation Create Jobs for Veterans
July 10, 2008
“The Disaboom/Purple Heart Service Foundation employment contract offers veterans touched by combat injury or disability the unique opportunity to be employed on their own terms. They can now work from their home, utilizing the discipline and skills that they were taught. We see it as win-win for us and for those who have served our nation.”
Reuters
Disaboom and Purple Heart Service Foundation Create Jobs for Veterans
July 10, 2008
“‘Combat-wounded and disabled veterans represent a large percentage of the unemployed population in America. These are individuals who have sacrificed for our nation, and who have proven talent and motivation, but who often require jobs that are flexible and accessible – jobs that meet their unique new lifestyles with disabilities,’ said Dr. Glen House, founder of Disaboom. ”
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Denver Post
Colorado Business
July 10, 2008
“Disaboom, an online community for people touched by disability, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation have launched a new employment venture for combat-wounded and disabled veterans.”