ABSTRACT
Eating disorders affect between 13–15% of women, have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder, and show a chronic course, with the average person presenting for treatment having suffered 7 years (Stice, Marti, & Rohde, 2013). Yet, 80% of individuals with eating disorders do not receive treatment, which is only effective for 40–50% of patients. Further, treatment is also very expensive. Thus, it is imperative to develop effective prevention programs and implement them broadly. This article will use the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) model (Damschroder et al., 2009) as the context for delineating the process by which an evidence-based eating disorder prevention program, the Body Project, has been broadly implemented. Barriers to implementation, solutions to these barriers, and future directions for research of evidence-based prevention programs are discussed.
