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

MFH Program Coaching Resources

Community Gardening Toolkit: Resource developed by University of Missouri Extension to plan, enhance, and sustain community gardening projects.

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MyActivity Pyramid: Physical Activity guidelines for Adults. Click here to access the publication

The World Cafe': "a conversational process based on a set of integrated design principles that reveal a deeper living network pattern through which we co-evolve our collective future."

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“Beyond the Farmers’ Market:” Resource developed in Illinois, but the case studies and strategies are applicable to rural communities in Missouri. Includes a case study about a rural community that developed a partnership between several farmers and the local grocery store.

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Volunteer Resource: Document contains an assortment of resources on working with volunteers.

"Building Communities from the Grassroots Community Development Academy: "Working with Volunteers""

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Food Co-op Research:

Resource to develop a Food Co-op

Sample By-Laws

Sample articles of incorporation

The role of Food Co-ops in Community Development

Cooperative Feasibility Study Guide

School Food & Beverage Guidelines:

Success Stories

Overcoming to Challenges to Adopting and Implementing School Food & Beverage Guidelines

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

Healthy Lifestyle Initiative, University of Missouri Extension

Newsworthy

New publication from the CDC - Recommended community strategies and measurements to prevent obesity in the United States

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The Transportation Prescription is a policy guide that analyzes the intersection of transportation, health and equity. This report provides key policy and program recommendations that can improve health outcomes in vulnerable communities, create economic opportunity, and enhance environmental quality.

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Current Health Care reform bill has provision that could provide billions of dollars for walking paths, streetlights, jungle gyms and even farmers' markets.