PhilaU Honored by A Chance to Heal for Body Diversity Fashion Show...read article
A Chance to Heal...watch clip (scroll down)
Local Fashion Show Battles Super-Thin, 'Size-Zero' Culture...read article
Battling The Size "O" Culture With Body Diversity...read article
Fashion Show at Phila. University challenges definition of beauty-esteem...read article
Body Diversity Fashion Show Celebrates All Shapes and Sizes...read article
Average is Special at Fashion Show...read article and watch clip
Everyone We Know Is Beautiful!...read article
Students and A Chance to Heal Sponsor Fashion Show to Promote Body Diversity on Nov. 15...read article and watch clip
In a Body-Focused World, Healthy Self-Images Rule...read article
Board member Harin Feibish interviewed on obesity education in schools...read article
Dr. Jane Shure interviewed on the causes of eating disorders.
Ivy Silver interviewed on how parents can recognize at eating disorder...read article
Ivy Silver interview about BodyTalk Conference...read article
Board members Terri Cohen, Roz Kaplan, Jane Shure, and Jean Kilbourne featured in an article on body image and eating disorders...read article
Dr. Jane Shure was on Voices in the Family on March 12th talking about the sexualization of girls and the impact it has on body image. Listen to the Real Audio or the MP3.
Voices in the Family Archive
Dying To Be Thin: Mother And Daughter Reach Out To Help Others...watch clip or read text of article
'Thin' Tackles Tough Issue...read article
When plus-size supermodel Emme was twice named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," the honor went a long way in demolishing the stereotype that a woman needs to be thin to be considered beautiful...read article
Super Model Spreads Message About Beauty...read article
Eating disorders, easily hidden, could prove deadly...read article
Emme talks about A Chance to Heal Foundation...watch the clip
Intuition | Models are so thin, designers so dense...read article
A new Harvard Medical School study found that there is a connection between mothers who obsess over their weight and the way their daughters view their bodies. Good Morning America interviewed Rachel and Ivy Silver for their story... read more at ABC News
Alycia Lane of Channel 3 in Philadelphia spent the afternoon at the home of Rachel and Ivy Silver. The story, Family Comes Together to Battle Eating Disorders, aired on 6/26/06... view the video clip
A new effort aims to defeat an eating disorder that sufferers frequently try to conceal. ECRI, formerly the Emergency Care Research Institute launches a new website...read article
In this Miami Herald article announcing the new Pennsylvania state-mandated Body Mass Index testing, which describes the furor surrounding the new law, co-founder Ivy Silver makes the case that testing alone is not enough, and that health awareness and education is the real answer...download PDF
In this hard-hitting Op-Ed piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer, which inspired a number of subsequent letters on both sides, co-founder Ivy Silver addresses the topic of state-mandated Body Mass Index testing for students, arguing that although attention to diet and weight are important, BMI testing poses significant potential health risks for children, and will not on its own improve children's health...download PDF
Co-founder Ivy Silver is quoted in this informational article by freelance writer Mary Ann Romans, which provides basic diagnostic and identification tools for parents concerned about the potential development of eating disorders in their children...download PDF
In this Op-Ed piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer, co-founder Ivy Silver introduces A Chance to Heal Foundation, and describes the significant financial challeges faced by sufferers and their families...download PDF
A local Pennsylvania newspapers introduces A Chance to Heal Foundation to the community, describing the inspiration of our founders, the success of our inaugural benefit event, and our plans for the road ahead...download PDF
