Cornell Healthy Eating Program (CHEP)

Overview
If you think you might have an eating problem
If you are concerned about someone else

Overview

Welcome to the Cornell Healthy Eating Program at Gannett. Nutrition and health are vitally linked. CHEP is designed to help optimize your health and performance as a Cornell student through good nutrition knowledge and practice.

CHEP was organized in 2001 to provide integrated nutrition services within Gannett, as well as outreach to Cornell students and staff. CHEP is a great resource for nutrition information, as well as for workshop and program planning in the Cornell community.

The interdisciplinary CHEP team at Gannett has expertise in working with students who have nutrition concerns and eating problems. Cornell students frequently consult with CHEP for individualized help with the following:

• balanced food intake
• dieting and weight
• sports nutrition
• body image concerns
• eating problems
• vegetarianism
• high cholesterol levels and/or hypertension
• digestive problems
• other nutrition-related health problems, including anemia and diabetes
• concerns about someone else 

Our team is available to help you with nutrition, medical, and psychological information, evaluation, and care. CHEP also provides specialized referrals for treatment outside the scope of services at Gannett. Our goal is to work with you to provide the comprehensive, multidisciplinary care needed to address your specific needs.

If you think you have an eating problem

Some eating problems are mild, but many can have serious or even life-threatening medical consequences. Whatever the level of intensity, treatment is the most successful and rapid way of addressing a problem. It is a good idea to seek help whether you think your problem is mild or serious. Research and experience have shown that a team treatment approach provides the most effective care for eating problems.

To schedule an appointment with CHEP, call 255-5155 and follow the recorded prompts to the Cornell Healthy Eating Program.

If you are concerned about someone else

Family, friends and others who take an active concern can play an important role in helping a person with an eating problem. If you are concerned about someone else, take some time to prepare by learning about eating problems, resources for treatment, and how best to talk someone with a potential problem (more information is available here).

It’s a good idea to meet with a member of the CHEP team if you want to help someone who may have an eating problem.  We can brainstorm with you about how to refer someone to treatment. 

To schedule an appointment with CHEP, call 255-5155.

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Additional Resources

EARS (Empathy Assistance & Referral Service) Trained Volunteers staff a walk-in and telephone peer counseling and referral service: 255-EARS.

The Wellness Program at Helen Newman Hall offers classes and nutrition counseling for staff and Cornell Fitness Center members; call 255-3886 or 255-5733.

The Nutrition Clinic of Elmira provides comprehensive treatment for eating disorders at their Elmira location: (607) 732-5646.

Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends (Siegel, Brisman & Weinshel). For purchase from Gannett cashier.

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): 1-800-931-2237.