Northern Westchester
Mount Kisco Office
67 South Bedford Road
Mount Kisco, New York 10549
(914) 244-1904
Southern Westchester
Scarsdale Office
Apple Bank Plaza
1075 Central Park Avenue
Suite 412
Scarsdale, New York 10583
(914) 472-4019
CEDAR Locations
Eating disorders, which include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Obesity due
to abuse of food, are escalating and affecting unprecedented numbers of individuals including elementary school children. It is estimated that about 25 percent of college students have a diagnosed eating disorder, although this number is likely greater. Children, young people and adults’ view about their bodies and physical and emotional wellness are being challenged every day by psychological, societal, cultural and media forces. In an effort to treat and cure these life-encompassing and threatening diseases, the CEDAR Associates Foundation, Inc. works to provide non-for-profit to programs and materials designed toward the education, prevention and research of eating disorders.
Mission of CEDAR
Associates Foundation, Inc.
The purpose of CEDAR Associates Foundation, Inc. is to educate people about all aspects of eating disorders, diet and the body. The Foundation’s goals are the prevention of eating disorders and the abuse of one’s own body through the relationship to food. The primary objective of the Foundation in the meeting of its goal is to raise funds to promote wellness and provide a variety of prevention and educational programs.
Programs We Have Produced
Co-producer of a nationally distributed educational video, “Understanding Eating Disorders,” with teaching manual for students
in grades 8-12 on eating disorder prevention.
The video was awarded Honorable Mention by Columbus International Film & Video Festival.
Poster Project – High School students designed eating disorder prevention posters under the supervision of an eating disorder specialist,
which have been reproduced and are available
for sale to support CEDAR Associates Foundation, Inc.
Town Hall Meeting on Eating Disorders: Clinical Updates, Research, Public Policy, Prevention & Education (May 2006, Purchase College, SUNY) An interactive conference of intensive learning about issues that affect practitioners, educators and those personally affected by an eating disorder. (First meeting was held May 5, 2006 and is held annually)
Etiologies of Eating Disorders - A Deeper Understanding of Cause & Treatment: What Works and for Whom (September 2008, White Plains, NY) – The conference took a deeper approach to understanding causes and treatment of eating disorders. These included Attachment Theory, cognitive behavioral therapy, the symbolic and real relationship between patient and therapist, how to determine the appropriate level of care for patients, and updates in the field of psychiatry, medicine and nutrition.
Help Us!
Help us promote the message to celebrate the diversity of body shapes and sizes and to introduce the concept of beautiful and healthy bodies of all sizes. We need your help to provide more programs and services. You can make a difference in helping to shift the cultural messages through your financial support. Please print out the attached form and return to:
CEDAR Associates Foundation, Inc.
67 South Bedford Road.
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
Click here for
contribution form.pdf
