RESOURCES
- GEENA DAVIS INSTITUTE ON GENDER IN MEDIA: https://seejane.org/
- TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT GENDER STEREOTYPES: https://mediasmarts.ca/tipsheet/talking-kids-about-gender-stereotypes-tip-sheet
- TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT MEDIA AND BODY IMAGE: https://mediasmarts.ca/teacher-resources/talking-kids-about-media-body-image
- EXPOSING GENDER STEREOTYPES - LESSON: https://mediasmarts.ca/lessonplan/exposing-gender-stereotypes-lesson
- GENDER STEREOTYPES AND BODY IMAGE - LESSON: https://mediasmarts.ca/lessonplan/gender-stereotypes-and-body-image-lesson
- IMAGE GAP - LESSON: https://mediasmarts.ca/lessonplan/image-gap-lesson
- THE DECONSTRUCTION OF DISNEY PRINCESSES: https://sites.middlebury.edu/disneyprincesses/body-image/
- HOW DO DISNEY PRINCESSES MIMIC THE EXPECTATIONS FOR WOMEN: https://reelrundown.com/animation/How-do-Disney-Princesses-Mimic-Feminist-Trends-in-America
- THE DISNEY INFLUENCE ON KINDERGARTEN GIRLS' BODY IMAGE: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271773/m2/1/high_res_d/dissertation.pdf
- THE IMPORTANCE OF REPRESENTATION IN FILM AND MEDIA: https://medium.com/@Laurenwash/the-importance-of-representation-in-film-and-media-2d006149cac9
- ARTICLES ON BODY IMAGE: https://globalnews.ca/tag/body-image/
- BODY IMAGE AFFECTS HALF OF MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH, NEW STUDY SHOWS: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-56904488
- MORE ARTICLES ON BODY IMAGE: https://theconversation.com/ca/topics/body-image-1529
- WHEN BEAUTY IS THE BEAST: THE EFFECTS OF BEAUTY PROPAGANDA ON FEMALE CONSUMERS: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1028&context=university_honors_program
LOVE OUR BODIES, LOVE OURSELVES - THE MOVEMENT: https://jessieslegacy.com/love-our-bodies-love-ourselves/
ABOUT-FACE - MEDIA LITERACY: www.about-face.org
HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND SUPPORTS ACROSS BC: www.mindcheck.ca.
THE BODY PROJECT: https://www.bradley.edu/sites/bodyproject/
SOCIAL MEDIA, THIN-IDEAL, BODY DISSATISFACTION AND DISORDERED EATING ATTITUDESL AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6861923/
THE LINK BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA AND BODY IMAGE: https://online.king.edu/news/social-media-and-body-image/
THE IDEA AND GROWTH OF BEAUTY: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/beauty-today-celebrates-all-social-media-plays-a-role-feature
STIGMA DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND STIGMA IN CANADIAN MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CANADIAN CIVILIANS: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6300033/
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY: WHAT TO KNOW: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/negative-effects-of-technology#psychological-effects
SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND PERCEPTIONS OF PHYSICAL HEALTH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327064/
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS A TOXIC MIRROR: https://time.com/4459153/social-media-body-image/
'I FEEL PRETTY' AND THE RISE OF BEAUTY-STANDARD DENIALISM: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/movies/i-feel-pretty-amy-schumer-beauty.html
INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS THAT DE-STIGMATIZE MENTAL HEALTH: https://www.verywellmind.com/30-instagram-accounts-that-destigmatize-mental-health-4707887
EXPERT STATEMENT ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND BRAIN HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH: https://participaction.cdn.prismic.io/participaction/e6cb2b35-2d29-4539-80ee-515a0ae9dfb3_2018_expert_statement_on_physical_activity_and_brain_health_in_children_and_youth.pdf
AN ANIMATION ABOUT CURRENT RESEARCH ON WEIGHT AND HEALTH: https://youtu.be/H89QQfXtc-k
PHYSICAL HEALTH: https://headtohealth.gov.au/meaningful-life/physical-health
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES: https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf#page=31
PHYSICAL WELLNESS TOOLKIT: https://www.nih.gov/health-information/physical-wellness-toolkit-more-resources
HEALTH AND WELLNESS LEARNING HUB: https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/healthwellness
HEALTHY LIVING RESOURCES: https://meant2prevent.ca