NEED: Nutrition, Exercise, and Eating Disorder Program
The mission of the Nutrition, Exercise, and Eating Disorder Program (NEED) is to encourage and promote healthy nutrition and exercise and to raise awareness about eating disorders among campus community members. The overall goal is for trained students to educate other students about the nutrition and exercise needed for one’s body to function properly and for maximizing one’s performance. NEED seeks to achieve this goal by sponsoring and conducting educational programs, offering consultation and training, and providing information and sources of referral.
The NEED peer educators receive specialized training on multiple dimensions of nutrition and exercise, difficulties that can result from unhealthy diet and exercise behaviors, and sources of referral for assistance with these problems.