Amy Pezzente Email & Phone Number

Bc Children'S Hospital, Health Minds Centre, 4500 Oak St, Vancouver, Bc V6H 3V4

Amy is part of a team that manages the 'Where You Are' podcast to meet the needs of families from a place of understanding, non-judgment and compassion in conversations about child and youth mental health. Episodes feature interviews, expertise and resources from parents with lived experience in mental health and substance use, together with clinical experts to challenge the myths, stereotypes, and stigmas that often surround mental health and to empower all children, youth, and families through access to reliable, evidence-based mental health information and resources.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Amy aims to enhance the physical and mental health and well-being of BC’s children, youth, and families through health promotion and health literacy. Amy brings expertise in health promotion, public health, mental health, education, and project management. She works with partners in hospital, school, and community settings to empower BC youth and families through information, learning, and services. Her work aligns with the Ministry of Health mandate, the PHSA strategic plan, and the BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) directional plan.

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Amy led the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness (PEDAW) campaign, which is a year-long effort to increase awareness of eating disorders and improve body image. Through PEDAW, she provided leadership to a wide collective effort of volunteers and eating disorder professionals committed to raising awareness around the prevention, early intervention and treatment of eating disorders and gaining positive body image. Thanks to her passionate leadership, PEDAW has become a well-established movement with strong support and engagement from all across BC. Amy also managed the “Love Our Bodies, Love Ourselves” (LOBLO) social media presence, including their Twitter feed, Instagram, Facebook page, blog, and YouTube channel. Love Our Bodies, Love Ourselves is a PEDAW initiative which seeks to promote positive body image year-round through positive affirmations and healthy messaging. Amy regularly appeared on radio shows, news channels and other local media outlets to discuss the movement that is happening in BC to prevent eating disorders, disordered eating and negative body image.

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Amy was a member of the Jessie’s Legacy Speakers’ Bureau, where she visited schools and other venues to educate young people and professionals about eating disorders and body image. Amy routinely presented at public events and visited schools where she discussed eating disorders, its impact on my health, life, and relationships, as a way to educate children and youth across BC about the prevention of eating disorders and body image. In addition, Amy am always seeking new, relevant groups and venues to educate the public about eating disorders. She sought out personal trainers at gyms across the Lower Mainland to educate them about overexercise and eating disorders.

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Through Amy's work at the Looking Glass Foundation for Eating Disorders, she was an online support group facilitator and coordinator. Through these online support groups, Amy helped to connect people to the support and positive encouragements that they need. She mentored and trained new volunteer facilitators for the groups, which includes reviewing transcripts with the facilitators, debriefing with facilitators after chat sessions, informing about new resources, and often facilitated groups herself. These online support groups would not be possible without her dedication, and they are so important because they offer those with eating disorders a confidential, anonymous, easily accessible method of support that engages in pro-recovery language.

Kamloops, Bc

Provided education and rehabilitation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and related respiratory conditions, utilizing group or individual counselling, focusing on self-management skills. Topics included lung function, symptom management, energy conservation, medications, respiratory infections, environmental triggers, stress/anxiety and nutrition. Each program included a component of supervised exercise to build strength, balance, and cardiovascular health.

Vancouver, Bc

Implemented exercise prescriptions based on the results of patient’s exercise stress tests or metabolic tests and clinical status, and evaluated patients responses to exercise. Provided education to patients and their families and other health care professionals. As a member of the Cardiac Rehab team, I consulted with and maintained ongoing communication with all team members and the community at large, and participated in team business and planning for the Cardiac Rehab Program. I also provided mentorship, education and clinical supervision for undergraduate students as required.

Master'S Degree, Physical Therapy/Therapist

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Kinesiology And Exercise Science