Health and wellness

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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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Performance Nutrition: The Competitive Edge

Bring Performance Nutrition: The Competitive Edge to your area to help your athletes improve their performance and stay healthy. Performance Nutrition is a multifaceted program that covers precompetition and post-competition nutrition and other ...

Taking Care of You

Bring Taking Care of You (TCOY) to your community, business or service club — anywhere that people would like to learn healthy ways to manage life’s challenges. Participants in our multisession program will learn helpful concepts and practical ...

Health Information for Men

Bring Health Information for Men to your community or business to stay on top of your health! This informational series covers the critical information men need to know. It features short 30-minute lessons and activities to boost your knowledge. ...

A Matter of Balance

Help older adults in your community learn how to control their fear of falling and maintain their quality of life by bringing A Matter of Balance to your area. A Matter of Balance is designed to help older adults overcome the fear of falling and ...

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Deck the halls with boughs of caution

Published: Monday, Dec. 3, 2018

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Keep safety in mind when decorating with holiday greenery. Evergreens, holly, mistletoe and other traditional yuletide plants can pose risks, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein.In days of old, ...

MU Extension receives $500,000 for fall-prevention programs

Published: Monday, Oct. 1, 2018

Sheena Rice , MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” Older viewers will remember the commercial that’s often cited as an example of frailty, but falls are no laughing matter, especially for older adults. ...

Mediterranean diet

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

The Mediterranean diet is known for boosting health and lowering risk for chronic diseases like heart disease, high blood pressure and certain cancers. This should not be thought of as a temporary diet, but rather a lifestyle change for improved ...

Green up your eating plan

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

Summer is a great time to “green up” your diet by eating more fresh or cooked greens. Green leafy vegetables are in season in Missouri in the early summer and then again in the fall. This includes those greens most commonly seen in grocery ...

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WorkWell Missouri Toolkit

Publication date: Jan. 9, 2019

The workplace is an important venue to address nutrition and physical activity issues. The WorkWell Missouri Toolkit was developed to assist businesses in starting, adding to or maintaining a wellness program for their staff. Unlike other resource ...

Challenges and Choices: Fit for Life

Publication date: July 5, 2018

Do you want to feel great? Chances are, you do. So how do you get there? Healthy habits can bridge the way to feeling great. Read on to find out what you can do for better health.Eat more fruits and vegetablesWant one easy way to lower your risk of ...

Medical information cards

Publication date: Feb. 12, 2018

Editor's noteThis item is available for University of Missouri Extension internal orders only. This item will be available for purchase soon.

Health Information for Men Curriculum

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2017

The Health Information for Men (HIM) curriculum developed by University of Missouri Extension aims to address a void in community health programming targeting middle-aged males. Specifically, the program goal is to encourage men to make more ...

Donating safe and nutritious food to food pantries and soup kitchens leader's guide

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2017

This publication is a leader’s guide for presenting an overview lesson on foods that are safe to donate—and foods that are not—to food pantries and soup kitchens. Based on the “Donating safe and nutritious food to food ...

Donating safe and nutritious food to food pantries and soup kitchens fact sheet

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2017

Find answers in this fact sheet to common questions about donating to food pantries and soup kitchens. Using a Q-and-A format, this publication reviews food donation best practices and offers tips for making food donations that will provide ...

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