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Starting an OA meeting in your area is easy. The World Service Office is here to support you in your efforts to carry the message of hope and recovery. This form of service will add to your own program of recovery! All you need is a desire to stop eating compulsively and the willingness to … Continued
Other documents used in this workshop: Use these practice scenarios and situations with the ‘Things to Consider’ worksheet. health care professional You are visiting your family doctor. She looks at your history and notices an 80 lb (36 kg) weight loss in the last two years. Do you tell your doctor about OA and your experience? … Continued
Background This workshop is a product of the World Service Business Conference Professional Outreach committee. The committee’s aim was to educate Overeaters Anonymous members on how to carry the message to health care providers. Why Is It Important? OA members who attend professional exhibits and conferences on topics such as obesity, addiction, cardiology, diabetes, and … Continued
You must use this Professional Exhibits Fund Application PDF to submit your request. If you need translation help, refer to the translatable text below.
These guidelines have been developed through the experience of OA members and the Board of Trustees, who have contributed to their creation. They reflect OA Traditions and Concepts of Service as reflected in our OA Conference-approved literature. These guidelines are strong suggestions based on the experience of those who have gone before. The guidelines do … Continued
This service structure chart shows how the various levels provide support for the level above it. Individuals form groups. Groups provide support for individual OA members. Together we get better, and we don’t have to do it alone. Regions provide support for service boards, intergroups, and unaffiliated groups. The World Service Business Conference is comprised … Continued
Twelfth Step Within Format for Information Gathering: “Ideas that Work” Type of Project Abstinence – Service Project Name Staying Abstinent Is the Best Service I Can Do Project Goal Demonstrate abstinence and recovery from compulsive eating Organizing Service Body N/A – individual Resources Needed (budget, volunteers, materials, etc.) Willingness to share the ups and downs … Continued
(Attach PSA file to your email. Script included below. Letter may be modified to suit individual needs.) Dear [Public Affairs Director]: Some of your [viewers/listeners] carry a heavy problem—their weight. They may have a real sickness that cannot be solved by another diet or a little more willpower. They may have thedisease of compulsive eating—a … Continued
Purpose of participating An OA display at a local health fair is an excellent way of doing Twelfth Step outreach work. Funding In addition to funding through your service body, funding may be available through your region, or in cooperation with other local service bodies. The Reduced Cost Literature program can assist groups and service … Continued
To all regions, service boards, and intergroups of Overeaters Anonymous, As members of the Medical and Mental Health Subcommittee of the Public Information and Professional Outreach Committee, our service is to inform as many medical and mental health providers as possible about Overeaters Anonymous (OA). In order to enlist all OA members in achieving this … Continued