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Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Level 1 - Online - Statewide

Event date: Feb. 6, 2023 - March 30, 2023

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 ...

Living a Healthy Life with Diabetes

Event date: Feb. 6, 2023 - March 13, 2023

The Diabetes Self-Management Program is an evidence-based six-week program for individuals living with type 2 diabetes and their caregivers. It is designed to help individuals better manage their symptoms by learning important self-management skills ...

Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain - California Nutrition Center

Event date: Feb. 8, 2023 - March 22, 2023

California,

The Chronic Pain Self-Management Program is an evidence-based six-week program for individuals living with chronic pain. It is designed to help individuals better manage their symptoms by learning important self-management skills and techniques such ...

Diabetes Self-Management Program with Faith Community Health

Event date: Feb. 14, 2023 - March 21, 2023

Branson, MO

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MFA Foundation gift supports rural mental health resources

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri farmers and ranchers increasingly struggle with mental health challenges and access to resources. The state’s rural suicide rate is growing faster than in urban counties, increasing 78% between 2003 and 2017.With a ...

MU Extension offers mental health resources for farmers, ranchers

Published: Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Take care of the farm and the farm will take care of you. That’s common advice handed down from one generation to the next.But farmers often face stress that the farm can’t take care of, says Karen Funkenbusch, University of ...

Suicide Prevention Month: New resources available to Missouri farmers

Published: Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022

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: Friday, June 17, 2022

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, ...

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