Living Against the Grain an awareness campaign on BYU campus

I know I haven't posted since June. I am turning over a new leaf and my goal is to post at least twice a week from now on.

I am in the process of creating a celiac disease (CD) awareness campaign on BYU campus. I am doing my internship through the Women's Services and Resource Center and am super excited for this campaign. We have three classes planned and will be broken down as follows:

Got Celiac?

Thurs Feb 18^th WSC 3238 11am-12pm

Signs & Symptoms • How to be tested • How to overcome effects of CD

•Adapting to a gluten free lifestyle • How to help family & friends living with celiac disease

Gluten Free for Life?

Thurs Feb 25^th WSC 3380 11am-12pm

Eating gluten free socially • Finding GF foods

Reading labels • Planning menus • GF support groups & resources

Life tastes Good Again

Thurs March 4^th WSC 3223 11am-12pm

Gluten free product samples • Modify favorite recipes •

If you have good GF recipes you would like to share email by March 3^rd to kate_call@byu.edu

The classes are free and are open to all BYU students, employees and their family members. I've been amazed over the past three weeks of planning and building posters and talking with my co-workers how many of us have CD or have friends or family who have it. The more I talk to people here on campus the more I recognize the need for awareness and education.

I am really excited about the classes. If they are successful it may be something that is continued here on campus. I am also planning on starting a BYU Celiac facebook page with updates on activities of the Celiac Club, local GIG meetings, events and more. If you have any ideas on how to make it successful, please let me know.