Be Body Positive Philly (BBPP)
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Seniors Christina Miranda and Amanda Moreno at the University of Pennsylvania's College of Arts and Sciences were chosen for the President’s Engagement Prize for their Be Body Positive Philly project to address eating disorder risk among Philadelphia public high school students.
Be Body Positive Philly addresses eating disorder risk among Philadelphia high school students through a body-positivity curriculum led by trained Penn undergraduate volunteers. Miranda and Moreno conducted a pilot program during the spring semester with 18 students in two Philadelphia public high schools. They plan to expand the program to six public high schools, reaching nearly 300 students, in the coming school year.
Both Miranda and Moreno, who are in the College of Arts and Sciences, have a personal stake in working with this vulnerable population. Miranda says she grappled with an eating disorder in middle and high school and believes body-positivity workshops could have made a difference. Moreno, whose family immigrated to the United States from Cuba when she was 7, says she believes a program like the one they are creating could have helped her, too.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the Penn Today article below.
In The News
- "Loving Every Part of Yourself", Philadelphia Citizen, August 23, 2021.
- Penn seniors target eating disorder risk at Philadelphia public high schools, Penn Today, May 6, 2021.
Info
- Video: Be Body Positive Philly helps Philadelphia high schoolers battle eating disorders (YouTube, 5m35s)
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