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Contacts: Antoinette C. Griffith or
Carmen Ramos Chandler
(818) 677-2130
acg67376@csun.edu


Cal State Northridge Launches 'Mind, Body, and Spirit Week'”

(NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Feb. 14, 2005) -- JADE, Joint Advocates on Disordered Eating, and the CSUN community will host the tenth annual "Mind, Body, and Spirit Week" from Feb. 28 through March 4 to promote positive self esteem, body image, and human diversity.

“Mind, Body, and Spirit Week's”"Get Real" theme encourages people to overcome fear and obsession with food and body image that can cause unrealistic expectations, especially those images perpetuated by the media.

The national annual campaign to promote health and well being, held in over 500 campuses and communities as well as thousands of educational institutions, also draws awareness and educates the public on prevalent types of symptoms of eating disorders.

Events will be held at the Grand Salon in the University Student Union on the east side of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St.

All events are open to the public and free of charge. Parking is available for $4. For more information, call JADE at (818) 677-7500 or contact on the Web at http://www.csun.edu/counseling.html.

California State University, Northridge has 31,000 full- and part-time student and offers 61 bachelor's and 42 master's degrees as well as 28 education credential programs. Founded in 1958, it is among the largest single-campus universities in the nation and the only four-year public university in the San Fernando Valley. The university serves as the intellectual, economic and cultural heart of the Valley and beyond.


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