“The average US resident is exposed to approximately 5,000 advertising messages a day.”
” According to a recent survey of girls, their main source of information about women’s health issues comes from the media.”
“People with negative body image have a greater likelihood of developing an eating disorder and are more likely to suffer from feelings of depression, isolation, low self-esteem, and obsessions with weight loss.”
These are just a few of the facts that Ms. Stephanie Fugal, MS, CHES, academic advisor and instructor in the Health Science Department, presented at the monthly Women in Leadership meeting at the Provo City Library last week. Her presentation topic was the Media’s Portrayal of Women: Self-esteem and Body Image.
Ms. Fugal said it was an enjoyable experience and she was able to meet women from around the community, including a couple professors and staff members from BYU. Women in Leadership have invited Ms. Fugal to present at their annual conference in February 2010.
Ms. Fugal has been on the BYU faculty for nearly ten years. She has instructed nine different courses within the department and been a guest lecturer in other department classes. Her research interests revolve around women’s health issues. In the community she serves on the Women’s Advisory Council at Intermountain Health Care and the Safe Kids Coalition of Utah County.
Women in Leadership was established in 1993 as a non-partisan forum which explores current issues, and supports and prepares women for leadership in volunteer, appointed or elected positions on community, county or state levels. The organization believes that women provide a necessary balance and perspective to all decision-making bodies, and membership is made up of women of all ages from all walks of life.
In partnership with several generous sponsors, WIL organizes and presents a yearly leadership/scholarship conference for high school senior women and also awards a scholarship once a year to a non-traditional female college student at UVU.
