ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

BEAT (formerly Eating Disorders Association) the UK’s eating disorder charity.

Website: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

“Founded in 1989 as the Eating Disorders Association, our mission is to end the

pain and suffering caused by eating disorders. Around 1.25 million people in the

UK suffer from these illnesses, many in secret. They are of all ages, genders and

backgrounds – eating disorders do not discriminate. Eating disorders include

bulimia, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID),

other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED), and anorexia, which tragically

has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, though all eating disorders

can be deadly.”

Write an essay of 2,000 words answering the question below:

“To what extent do the concepts of health and well-being used to develop the

campaign BEAT’ influence the health and well-being of the individuals who use

the services? What social determinants may influence the success of this

intervention?’

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Use a standard essay format of introduction, main body and conclusion.

Your essay will demonstrate a clear understanding of concepts of health and

well-being and their application to the named community group/ campaign.

Throughout the essay you MUST focus your answer on concepts of health and

well-being used by the named community group/ campaign and how these

concepts impact on potential success of the community group/campaign.

Support all discussions with relevant evidence e.g., examples, explanations,

primary data. This should come from 5 – 6 additional quality academic sources

including the core reading list that are correctly cited and referenced.