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Dining with Diabetes

Build practical skills to help manage diabetes through smart cooking and eating and simple lifestyle changes. Learn how to prepare healthy flavorful meals in four hands-on sessions.

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Freeze It!

In four weekly hands-on sessions in our Freeze It! program, you’ll learn safe, research-based techniques for freezing foods, which will help you cut down on food waste, stretch your grocery dollars and enjoy your meals safely.

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Alzheimer's Association

In partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association of Missouri, MU Extension Health and Human Science specialists can teach 10 of the Alzheimer's Association programs. These programs aim to help people understand Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias as well as how to live with the disease.

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Little Roots, Big Harvest: Homesteading Together

Learn homesteading skills like gardening, making cleaning products, animal care and food preservation—blended with wellness, safety and sustainability—in-person and online.

Resources

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Provides consumers with a broad range of nutrition information, including tips, videos, articles and recipes.

Centers for Disease Control, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obes…

Provides resources and strategies for reducing obesity as well as access to published research on the issue.

Cooking Matters

Resources provided by the Cooking Matters program to help families shop for and cook healthy meals on a budget.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Dietary information and guidelines for the general public.

Meet the experts

Kelsey Weitzel
Kelsey Weitzel

Associate Extension Professor

Amy Albertson
Amy Albertson

Nutrition Program Associate

Amber Allen
Amber Allen

Field Specialist in Human Development

Brittney Ames
Brittney Ames

Nutrition Program Associate

Janelle Azmy
Janelle Azmy

Field Specialist in Community Health in the Urban East region

Bethany Bachmann
Bethany Bachmann

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Sarah Barks
Sarah Barks

Field Specialist in Community Health in the Southeast and East Central regions

Jacqueline Basham
Jacqueline Basham

Nutrition Program Associate

Debbie Bennett
Debbie Bennett

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

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Ashley Blain

Nutrition Program Associate

Ellen Bloomer-Thornton
Ellen Bloomer-Thornton

Nutrition Program Associate

Kelley Brent
Kelley Brent

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Sara Bridgewater
Sara Bridgewater

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Jo Britt Rankin
Jo Britt Rankin

Extension Professor - Health & Human Sciences

Kyleigh Brown
Kyleigh Brown

Field Specialist in Human Development

Deana Brown-Hood
Deana Brown-Hood

Accountant - MO 4-H Foundation, Extension

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Kara Buckallew

Nutrition Program Associate

Mellissia Butler, NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Mellissia Butler

Nutrition Program Associate

Maria Calvert, STATE 4-H AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SCIENCES EDUCATOR
Maria Calvert

Field Specialist in Human Development

Rebecca Cameron, SENIOR PROGRAM PROJECT SUPPORT COORDINATOR – FAMILY NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM
Rebecca Cameron

Senior Program/Project Support Coordinator - FNEP

Sawiyyah Chanay, COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH SPECIALIST AND EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Sawiyyah Chanay

Community Health Outreach Specialist and Education Director

Sherry Combs
Sherry Combs

Nutrition Program Associate

Melissa Cotton
Melissa Cotton

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Leslie Davis
Leslie Davis

Nutrition Program Associate

Sarah Davis
Sarah Davis

Adjunct Assistant Extension Professor - Public Health

Katherine Deeken
Katherine Deeken

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Deborah Dody
Deborah Dody

Nutrition Program Associate

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Jennifer Elms

Double Up Food Bucks Project Coordinator

John Fuller
John Fuller

Field Specialist in Human Development

Karen Funkenbusch
Karen Funkenbusch

Assistant Extension Professor

Julie Graue, NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Julie Graue

Nutrition Program Associate

Fanda Green, NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Fanda Green

Nutrition Program Associate

Teresa Green
Teresa Green

Nutrition Program Associate

Allene Gremaud
Allene Gremaud

Program Coordinator

Tyler Hall
Tyler Hall

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Ashley Hamilton
Ashley Hamilton

Nutrition Program Associate

Mia Harris
Mia Harris

Nutrition Program Associate

Liz Harrison
Liz Harrison

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health Education

Dawn Hicks, NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Dawn Hicks

Nutrition Program Associate

Audrey Johnson
Audrey Johnson

Field Specialist in Human Development

Kimberly Keller, ASSOCIATE EXTENSION PROFESSOR-EVALUATION COORDINATOR FOR HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EXTENSION
Kimberly Keller

Evaluation Specialist - HHS

Joe Kingsbury
Joe Kingsbury

Assistant Director of the Office of Health Outreach, Policy & Education

Judith Koehr
Judith Koehr

Nutrition Program Associate

Cheri Kramme
Cheri Kramme

Nutrition Program Associate

Rachel Livesay
Rachel Livesay

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Amanda McCormick, NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Amanda McCormick

Nutrition Program Associate

Michelle McDowell
Michelle McDowell

Senior Coordinator - CHEO

Amy McNary
Amy McNary

Nutrition Program Associate

Julie Meek
Julie Meek

Nutrition Program Associate

Naomi Meinertz
Naomi R. Meinertz

Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Science; Extension State Specialist in Aging

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Kristin Miller

Assistant Director, Health and Human Sciences

Tracie Minnis
Tracy Minnis

Farm-to-Institution Local Foods Coordinator

James Monk, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
Kale Monk

Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science

Beth Monson
Beth Monson

FNEP Operations Coordinator

Maria Montoya De Rivera
Maria Montoya De Rivera

Nutrition Program Associate

Gidget Mudd
Gidget Mudd

FNEP Program Manager

Rachel O'Halloran, COUNTY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH EDUCATION
Rachel O'Halloran

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

Emily Poncher
Emily Poncher

Field Specialist in Community Health in the Urban East Region

Micah Potgieter
Micah Potgieter

Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health

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Kirby Richards

Community Engagement Programs Coordinator - Health and Human Sciences

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Lindsey Roberts

Community Engagement Programs Coordinator - Health and Human Sciences

Candace Rodman
Candace Rodman

Assistant Extension Professor

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Aleshya Samuels

Senior Office Support Assistant

Stephanie Schindler
Stephanie Schindler

Extension Engagement Specialist

Dawn Sebion
Dawn Sebion

Nutrition Program Associate

Rhonda Shafer
Rhonda Shafer

Field Specialist in 4-H Youth Development

Kenlyn Shettlesworth
Kenlyn Shettlesworth

Nutrition Program Associate

Susan Smith, EXTENSION INSTRUCTOR, HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES
Susan Smith

Extension Instructor - HHS

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Amanda Sullivan

Nutrition Program Associate

Jeremiah Terrell, FIELD SPECIALIST IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Jeremiah Terrell

Field Specialist in Human Development

Jessica Trussell
Jessica Trussell

Field Specialist in Human Development

Tevin Uthlaut, STRAT COMM ASSOCIATE II
Tevin Uthlaut

Strategic Communications Associate II

Heather Warren
Heather Warren

Nutrition Program Associate

Carla Wayland White
Carla Wayland White

Nutrition Program Associate

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Chris Willow

Advancement Manager, MO 4-H Foundation, Extension

Kaylee Wyckwood, PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT COORDINATOR
Kaylee Wyckwood

Program/Project Support Coordinator

Bai Xiong
Bai Xiong

Field Specialist in Community Health in the Southwest region

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