WHAT'S BEING DONE TO PROMOTE POSITIVE BODY IMAGE
Positive Body Image Awards
One of the initiatives Australia has taken in insuring positive body image is the Positive Body Image Awards. This award encouraged and recognised the positive steps and measures taken by media and entertainment, health and wellbeing, fashion and advertising organisations. The overall winner of the awards was Sportsgirl, a fashion brand.
Voluntary Industry Code of Conduct
The Voluntary Industry Code of Conduct was released in 2010 and it outlines the principles for advertising, media and fashion industries to adopt more body image friendly practices.
The Butterfly Foundation
The butterfly foundation represent all persons with negative body image and eating disorders. They operate a support line and they run positive body image workshop. They outline some of the critical early prevention strategies for negative body image.
Support is also very important and vital. Body image is all about who we surround ourselves with and what kind of support we're receiving. If you're finding it hard to communicate with others about your body image there are places and people you can go to for help, such as a school counsellor and the butterfly foundation.
Parents! It is important for you to support, help and guide your children.
