Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED)
Our initiative is a public health incubator, designed to cultivate novel insights and strategies for prevention. We introduce trainees to a rich array of disciplinary perspectives, methodologies, and theories and provide them with opportunities to join crosscutting collaborative teams.
A new video from the American Public Health Association features the work of the Strategic Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED).
What happens when boys and young men are constantly told they need to be taller, stronger, leaner, or more attractive—and social media algorithms keep reinforcing those messages? On November 2,…
STRIPED at the Harvard School of Public Health is showcased in a new film, Eating Disorders Are Public Health, produced for the American Public Health Association’s APHA TV Thought Leadership…
A male-oriented trend called “looksmaxxing”—an extreme focus on body image or appearance, fueled by online influencers—is on the uptick and can be both physically and mentally harmful to boys and young men, according to experts.
A new Scientific American article explores the growing concerns around social media addiction and what it will take to better protect young people online. STRIPED Director S. Bryn Austin and…
A large national survey has found a high prevalence of binge eating—eating an unusually large amount of food while feeling a loss of control—among U.S. high school students.
After years of advocacy by STRIPED’s Eating Disorders Public Health Surveillance Working Group and its partners, the CDC has released its first national data on binge eating among high school…
Claims abound about the benefits of peptides. S. Bryn Austin, an expert on supplements and health, weighs in on whether the claims are true and on peptides’ safety.
Please save the date for an upcoming webinar hosted by the Eating Disorder Public Health Surveillance Working Group: Friday, October 16, 20261:00–2:00 PM ETVirtual webinar The webinar will highlight recent…
We did it! On September 28, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2030 into law, marking a major milestone for the Out of Kids’ Hands campaign. This moment was made…
