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JAWNO helps launch an essential new non-profit organization to create awareness and education about eating disorders.
FEBRUARY 2012--The National Initiative for Eating Disorders (NIED) was launched this month with Lauren Jawno taking an active role in this much needed organization. Jawno has personal experience dealing with this disease, as she suffered from an eating disorder for nearly two decades. She spoke candidly about her struggle in her new book, Change4Good: The Ten Essentials for Food, Fitness and the Good Life. As a certified nutritionist specializing in weight management and sports nutrition, she is all to familiar with the vast number of people suffering from various eating disorders; which have the highest mortatliy rate of any mental disease.
NIED has been created by parents whose children suffer from eating disorders, by health care professionals and councelors. Its mandate is to generate awareness and promote education on this serious medical condition. Their motto is, "Everyone knows Someone".
For the past 11 years, Wendy Preskow, president of NIED, tried to get her voice heard to take action and make a difference in the lives of those struggling with eating disorders. "The lack of understanding about this dreadful life-threatening disease affecting more and more people is extremely frustrating," said Preskow. "We started this non-profit organization to facilitate a forum for the collective voice to focus on prevention, a better understanding of the causes, and how to respond quickly and more effectively".
Jawno has been appointed Director of Strategic Planning and Development and will also be a spokesperson in the community to educate and raise awareness about eating disorders both from her personal perspective in dealing with this but also as a health professional. For more information please go to www.nied.ca.
March 2012 - Run for Tomorrow and Lauren Jawno team up to take their message of health and well-being around the world, to the streets of over 30 countries in 2013.
February 2012--Jawno appointed Director of Strategic Planning and Development for the new non-profit organization, the National Initiative for Eating Disorders
Jan 14, 2012--Jawno publishes her new book Change4Good: The Ten Essentials for Food, Fitness and the Good Life
Sep 14, 2011--New Fitness and Health Program curriculum being developed for Centennial College by Lauren Jawno
Aug 23, 2011--Jawno gives runners advice on nutrition basics in a new column for iRun Magazine.
Aug 8, 2011--Lauren Jawno worked with 17-year old Rebekah Boscariol for three months to prepare for a marathon swim across Lake Ontario. Jawno guided her nutrition both prior to and during the swim, helping her exceed the goal to raise over $30,000 for Sick Kids Hospital Cardiac Unit in honour of the teen's 4-year old sister...
Aug 1, 2011--Tailor Medical, a leading private medical health and wellness provider catering to business executives, has added Lauren Jawno to their team as Lifestyle Medicine Consultant and Nutritionist. The state-of-the-art facility in downtown Toronto...
Aug, 2011-- In January 2012, Lauren Jawno will publish Change4Good, a book which shares her personal story and the Weight Management and Wellness program she designed and developed...