RESOURCES: Access these resources if you or someone you care about has questions or concerns regarding an eating disorder. There are many different levels of help and information available. We've grouped them into: On-Campus Resources Cowell Student Health Service The Bridge Peer Counseling Center Stanford Women's Center Peer Health Educators Residence Staff Off-Campus Resources Web-Based Resources Reading Materials On-Campus Resources Cowell Student Health Service Cowell provides numerous services to the student population. These include: Medical Services - For an appointment or more information, call 650-725-4746. Counseling and Psychological Services - CAPS offers evaluation and brief counseling to any registered student without charge. CAPS provides services to students who experience a wide variety of personal, academic and relationship problems. Call 650-723-3785 Health Promotion Services (including nutrition services) - For an appointment or more information, call 650-725-4746. Health Library - A resource center for a broad range of contemporary student health issues. Call 650-725-3190 for more information. Back to top The Bridge The Bridge Peer Counseling Center is a group of student counselors providing free, confidential, 24-hour peer counseling services to Stanford and the neighboring community. Call 650-723-3392 at any time. Back to top Women's Center The Women's Center provides access to gender- and health-related resources and programming. For more information, call 650-723-0545 or stop by the center, located on the first floor of the Old Fire Truck House on Santa Theresa. Back to top Peer Health Educators Peer Health Educators are housed in over 20 campus residences. These health advocates offer assistance and referral information. Check with your RA to see if your residence has a PHE on staff. Back to top Residence Staff If you live on-campus, seek out your RA, Resident Fellow, or Residence Dean for help and more referral information. Back to top Off-Campus Resources Therapists/Dieticians To locate a therapist who specializes in disordered eating and body image issues, visit the website for Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc. To locate a registered dietician, consult the homepage of the American Dietetic Association. Back to top Web-Based Resources Cowell Student Health Service Student Health Center site with medical, counseling and health information. Includes health series with topics of interest to students. Back to top Something Fishy Extensive information on eating disorders and body image issues. Back to top Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc. The nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the awarenss and prevention of eating disorders. Back to top Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders, Inc. A non-profit organization affiliated with EDAP. The site provides information on anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, compulsive exercise and other less-well-known food and weight disorders. Back to top American Dietetic Association The American Dietetic Association's nutrition and wellness site for general nutrition information. Back to top Tufts Nutrition Navigator Tufts University guide to various nutrition and health sites recommended by Tufts University. Back to top About Face An organization dedicated to combating negative and distorted images of women. Back to top Body Positive A website that looks at ways we can feel good about our bodies as they are. Back to top Reading Materials French Toast For Breakfast: Declaring Peace with Emotional Eating, Mary Anne Cohen Full Lives: Women Who Have Freed Themselves from Obsession with Food and Weight, Lindsey Hall Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, Marya Hornbacher Overcoming Overeating, Carol Munter and Jane Hirschman Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating, Geneen Roth Body Traps, Judith Rodin The Dieting Maelstrom: Is It Possible and Advisable to Lose Weight?, K. Brownell and J. Rodin Big Fat Lies: The Truth about Your Weight and Your Health, G.A. Gasser The Obsession, Kim Chernin Fat is a Feminist Issue, Susie Orbach Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf A Hunger So Wide and So Deep: American Women Speak Out on Eating Problems, Becky Thompson The Secret Language of Eating Disorders, Patricia Fallon The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food and Nutrition Guide, Roberta Larson Duyff The Tufts University Guide to Total Nutrition Nutrition for Dummies, Carol Ann Rinzler Back to top