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Although our world is ever-changing and families are more diverse, one thing remains the same — the family unit is one of the closest and most important sources of influence for the exercise and health behaviors of children and youth.

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Traditional Native Games is a program lead by American Indian Resource and Resiliency Team member, Solomon Trimble, who discusses the importance of traditional native games as a bridge to identity, community, and substance and suicide prevention among youth.

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traditional Indigenous healing bowl with twigs

Mending Broken Hearts is a program lead by American Indian Resource and Resiliency team member Briana Matrious, who discusses the importance of exploring healing with a Native lens and draws connections between intergenerational trauma and substance use.

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Learn about the most up-to-date research about rural community stress and resilience, and find out how people in Minnesota are using it creatively in their communities.

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Women celebrate Mother's Day 2021 in Richfield, MN

It has been a busy 2021 for Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program’s (EFNEP) community nutrition educators filled with challenges from the pandemic. Learn more about a recent partnership celebrating women.

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All kids need a strong individual and group identity, but racism hurts the healthy development of both. The Military Families Learning Network collaborated with Sesame Street to introduce military family service providers to new resources.

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