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Nutrition and health education

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Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Level 1

Event date: Sept. 27, 2023 - Nov. 29, 2023

Shelbyville, MO

Stay Strong, Stay Healthy (SSSH) aims to provide inactive middle-aged and older adults with access to a safe, structured and effective exercise program capable of building muscle and increasing bone density, thus decreasing frailty, osteoporosis and ...

Matter of Balance - Centralia City Recreation Center (Sept 27 - Nov 15)

Event date: Sept. 27, 2023 - Nov. 15, 2023

Centralia, MO

A Matter of Balance is an evidence based program designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase the activity levels of older adults who have concerns about falls. The program helps older adults learn to:•view falls as controllable•set goals ...

A Matter of Balance - Corinthian IV Senior Apartments

Event date: Oct. 4, 2023 - Nov. 8, 2023

Saint Louis, MO

A Matter of Balance is an evidence-based program designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase the activity levels of older adults who have concerns about falls. The classes will include targeted group exercises to improve strength, balance and ...

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training

Event date: Oct. 10, 2023

Event time: | 9:00 am - 11:30 am

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training (WRT) is a research-based training grounded in a long tradition of resilience enhancement science that enables participants to improve personal stress management, clarify their resilience needs, identify relevant ...

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September is Suicide Prevention Month

Published: Friday, Sept. 1, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – During Suicide Prevention Month, University of Missouri Extension safety and health specialist Karen Funkenbusch reminds Missouri farmers and their families that MU Extension has resources for farmers and ranchers.Suicide Prevention ...

Published: Monday, Aug. 21, 2023

With dangerously high temperatures in much of Missouri, here are some relevant news releases and publications from University of Missouri Extension.MU Extension news releasesHot tips for keeping cool, ...

MU Extension receives CDC funding to promote nutrition, physical activity

Published: Monday, July 24, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension has received $768,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first year of a five-year project to tackle high rates of obesity in 10 Missouri counties.“This funding ...

Avoid heat-related illness

Published: Monday, June 26, 2023

BUTLER, Mo. — Even if you think you’re getting used to the sweltering weather, you need to watch out for signs of heat-related illness. Forms of heat-related illness include heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, says Tammy Roberts, ...

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