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Learn more about this new virtual career and college exploration program for middle schoolers.

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Nutrition and health education

Research-based programs and tips on nutrition, recipes, food safety, food preservation, exercise and health.

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Family and home education

Research-based programs and tips on housing, parenting, relationships, divorce, senior living and personal finance.

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Events

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Focus on Kids: Franklin County Parent Education Program (20th Circuit)

March 25, 2023

| 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Union, MO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on ...

Urban West 4-H Embryology Program

March 27, 2023 - April 28, 2023

Kansas City,

The Urban West (Jackson, Platte, and Clay County) 4-H Embryology Program gives students the opportunity to learn the life cycle of chicks by hatching them in the classroom. Students will care for pre-incubated chickens by monitoring an incubator, ...

Focus on Kids: Greene County Parent Education Program (31st Circuit)

March 27, 2023

| 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Springfield, MO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on ...

Childcare Program: Instilling Hope in Early Childhood

March 28, 2023

| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

This session will focus on learning the science behind hope, creating a culture of hope in the classroom, and how to create a foundation of hope in early childhood:For ADA accommodations, contact: Amber Allen at [email protected] & (417) ...

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Publications

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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2023, No. 2 (March/April)

Publication date: March 1, 2023

Types of CannersWhether you are a new or life-long home food preserver; you may have noticed that there are a variety of canners available. It is important to recognize the pH of the food being processed will indicate what type of canner can be used. ...

Eating From the Garden - Gardening for Kids Promo

Publication date: March 1, 2023

$10.00

Editor’s noteYou can download the PDF or order printed copies of this publication.Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis flier is for promoting the Eating ...

Nutrition and Learning poster

Publication date: March 1, 2023

$31.00

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis poster reviews the role of nutrition in learning and how hunger can impact learning.  Tips for starting the day with ...

Healthy Celebrations Poster

Publication date: March 1, 2023

$31.00

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis poster addresses the importance of healthy celebrations for children.  Risks of using food as a reward are discussed. ...

Be An Active Family handout

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2023

$11.15

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis handout addresses the importance of being physically active, reviews guidelines for physical activity for families and ...

Be An Active Family poster

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2023

$31.00

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis poster addresses the importance of being physically active, reviews guidelines for physical activity for families and ...

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Featured programs

A Matter of Balance

Helps older adults reduce their fear of falling.

Cooking Matters

Helps families learn how to shop for and prepare healthy, low-cost meals.

Family Nutrition Education Program

Providing nutrition education that promotes lifelong health and fitness for individuals and families.

Focus on Kids

Program to help parents learn how to nurture, support and co-parent their children during and after divorce.

Food Preservation

MU Extension provides up-to-date, research-based procedural recommendations, tested recipes, and hands-on workshops that assist the consumer in safely preserving produce and other products.

Food Safety

Consumer education on safe food handling with food preparation, food preservation, food service and more. Learn how to safely handle food from the farm to your table.

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