Healthy Lifestyle Initiative, University of Missouri Extension

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The Healthy Lifestyle Initiative

is a collaborative effort of the

following MU Extension

program areas:

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Business Development

4-H/Youth Development

Community Development

Human Environmental Sciences

Continuing Education

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Healthy Lifestyle Initiative

Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

State Initiatives in Missouri

The Missouri Council for Activity & Nutrition (MoCAN):

MoCAN works to implement Missouri’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan. Currently meetings are held 2-3 times per year to implement work plans to achieve the plan’s objectives, track on outcomes and evaluate which efforts are most effective.

The following work groups are currently in place:

Schools and Childcare

Worksites

Communities and Families

Messages

Healthcare

State Policy

Click here to visit the MoCAN website.

Missouri Foundation for Health

Healthy and Active Communities

The Healthy and Active Communities (H&AC) initiative targets community-based organizations with the specific objective of reaching populations who are at increased risk of developing obesity, such as women and children, racial and ethnic groups, and low-income individuals or families.

Click here for a list of the MFH Healthy and Active Communities in Missouri

Healthy Lifestyle Initiative
University of Missouri-Extension
Phone: 573-884-8711
Web: http://extension.missouri.edu/healthylife

Healthy Lifestyle Initiative, University of Missouri Extension

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