OA is revising a piece of literature on the topic of what recovery actions are most helpful to our members. Share your experience of what works for you and how you work it. Your answers will provide valuable insight. Take the survey here. While this survey is in English, we encourage service bodies to help non-English-speaking members … Continued
OA’s Public Information and Professional Outreach (PIPO) Committee has just released a new letter template, titled Assisting Medical and Health Care Students and Professionals. This letter, intended for OA service bodies around the world to use when approaching institutions of higher health care learning, helps our service bodies arrange to make presentations about OA to doctors, nurses, counselors, … Continued
The recently released Public Information and Professional Outreach Service Manual is now available as an e-book for the PIPO committee member on the go! The Manual contains comprehensive instructions and recommendations for outreach activities, including suggestions for writing press releases, bringing the message of OA to correctional facilities, engaging with health professionals, reaching out to … Continued
Carry the message to health professionals with Issue III of the Professional Community Courier. The Courier is written by health professionals, for health professionals and aims to educate about the benefits the Overeaters Anonymous program offers to patients and clients. This issue includes moving testimonials from both a doctor who joined OA and found relief … Continued
To better meet the ever-growing need for translated OA literature, the International Publications and Translations Committee wants all registered OA service bodies that have received License 2 to know they can distribute and sell translated work worldwide. This includes digital PDFs, print-on-demand publications, e-books, and traditional print publications. For more information and helpful links, see … Continued
OA has added a new statement to the WELCOME section of certain suggested meeting formats: “Welcome to Overeaters Anonymous; we are a growing, evolving Fellowship with in-person and virtual meetings around the world. In OA, there are opportunities for recovery and to give service at local and virtual group, intergroup/service board, region, and world service … Continued
The World Service Office has published the 2024 OA Literature Catalog and Order Form. The Literature Catalog gives helpful descriptions of every OA-approved and Board-approved item sold by the World Service Office, and the Order Form can be used to reference prices and item numbers when placing an order by telephone or by mail. Download … Continued
OA’s newcomer guide Where Do I Start?: Everything a Newcomer Needs to Know is now available in Icelandic and twenty-one other languages. For those who are new to OA, Where Do I Start? provides a sense of the hope OA offers and explains all the basics of how the OA program works. OA members are … Continued
The Public Information Service Manual and the Professional Outreach Manual are now conveniently combined, with their best explanations and recommendations for public information and professional outreach work distilled into the Public Information and Professional Outreach Service Manual (#765). This spiral-bound manual covers a wide range of topics, including writing press releases, bringing the message of … Continued
Two brand-new anniversary medallions—celebrating 45 and 50 years of abstinence, respectively—are now available in the OA bookstore for US$2.00! The 45-year medallion can be found under inventory #4845, and the 50-year medallion under #4850. Pick up one of these bronze medallions for yourself or for a fellow OA member to honor this incredible commitment. Together … Continued