What is C.O.P.E.?

The Coalition for Overcoming Problem Eating/Exercise (C.O.P.E.) is a group committed to maintaining a supportive campus environment that:

1. 1. Encourages the development of healthy eating and exercise patterns.
   

2. 2. Offers varied treatment resources for students to use when        unhealthy patterns develop.

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3. C.O.P.E. members include:
   

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5.     IU Health Center-
   

6.         Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) counselors
   

7.         Health and Wellness dietitians
   

8.         Physicians and nurse practitioners
   

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10.     Campus Recreational Sports- staff specialists in healthy exercise
    

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12.     Residential Programs and Services- staff who work to make living environments as healthy as possible
    

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14.     Athletic Department -staff who understand unique pressures on athletes
    

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16.     Bloomington community - specialists in eating disorders
    

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18. To create a supportive campus environment, C.O.P.E. focuses on:
    

19.     Prevention and education – sharing resources, the Coalition can increase the numbers of students reached
    

20.     by flyers, workshops, screening days, and online information
    

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22.     Treatment – working together, the Coalition can refine such things as effective referral procedures and
    

23.     share aggregate student responses to treatment
    

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25.     Policies and resources – as a team effort, C.O.P.E. can assist the campus in reducing the chances that
    

26.     serious, complex disorders will harm students