Healthcare Professionals
Introducing
Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
If you are a health care professional or educator, we invite you to learn about the Public Information/Professional Outreach (PIPO) resources of Overeaters Anonymous (OA.)
Overeaters Anonymous is a community of people who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors.
We welcome everyone who feels they have a problem with food, weight or body image.
The OA recovery program is patterned after that of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Supporting Your Work
Curious how Overeaters Anonymous (OA) can support your work? We
work alongside many like you.
OA complements your recommendations. OA offers an ongoing support system for members and encourages them to help one another–thereby weakening their isolation and loneliness. OA claims no medical, nutritional, or psychological expertise.
We recommend members contact qualified professionals for help in these areas.
Palm Beach County PIPO
Our local PIPO Committee Members are available to introduce to the OA
recovery program in a short in-person appointment or by email.
They will explain how knowledge and program material can benefit your practice and your patients.
Materials for Professionals
Take a minute to review Compulsive Overeating —
An Inside View: The various manifestation of compulsive overeating for more about the behaviors our members have reported using to both conceal and cope with their compulsive eating.
Other pamphlet titles include When Should I Refer Someone to Overeaters Anonymous? and Many Symptoms, One Solution.