Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander. She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator. She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus. But the most important title she boasts is MOM. Inspired by her family, she’s devoted her life to building a stronger Michigan for everyone.
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February 17, 2022
WHEREAS, eating disorders include a range of serious but treatable mental health disorders characterized by disturbances in eating behaviors, thoughts, and emotions with a preoccupation with food, body weight, and shape: and,
WHEREAS, eating disorders affect every age, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic group; and,
WHEREAS, eating disorders are associated with high and concerning mortality rates; and,
WHEREAS, eating disorders are associated with high levels of medical and social impairments and can affect every system in the body; and,
WHEREAS, chance for recovery increases the earlier the eating disorder is detected; and,
WHEREAS, prevention includes systematic attempts to change the circumstances that promote, initiate, sustain, or intensify problems; and,
WHEREAS, much more research and funding are needed to prevent these serious disorders;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, do hereby proclaim February 21-27, 2022, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week in Michigan.