HOMEBASE

What is HOMEBASE?

(Health Options for Movement and Exercise, Body Acceptance and Savvy Eating)
A campus organization of students, faculty and staff that focuses on body acceptance, healthy eating, and physical activity.

What are the goals of the taskforce?

  • Dispel myths about dieting and food restriction
  • Expose weight discrimination on campus
  • Emphasize fitness vs. thinness
  • Provide resources for students at risk for eating disorders
  • Expose the media's influence on body image

What are some HOMEBASE accomplishments?

  • Established the "Better Bites" program with Dining Services
  • Created the Hawk Health website with Student Health Services, KU Recreation Services, HSES and Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center

How do I join?

Contact Ann Chapman, MS. RD. at Watkins Memorial Health Center
(785) 864-9575 or achap@ku.edu



Contact Taskforce Coordinator:

To learn more about H.O.M.E.B.A.S.E.,
please contact:

Ann Chapman, MS.RD.
Taskforce Coordinator
Student Health Services

Hours & Phone:
Monday - Thursday
8:30am - 3:00pm
(785) 864-9575

Email:
achap@ku.edu

Other Links:
Better Bites


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