Research on the gut microbiome shows humans have eaten fermented foods for centuries, and there are significant health benefits to adding them to your diet.
Family
U Got This! | ¡Usted puede! is a free text-messaging program for parents and caregivers of children birth to 18 years of age. These messages are designed to support you and your family as you are faced with making many different daily parenting decisions. Choose messages in English or Spanish.
SNAP-ED educators Maria Conchita Paez-Sievert and Letty Rodriguez bring community care to diabetes prevention.
Opioids continue to be the driving cause of drug overdose deaths. For the past three years, University of Minnesota Extension and the College of Pharmacy have led work on community-based solutions to the opioid crisis in rural Minnesota.
A new resource teaches youth how to make better financial choices with free activities great for after-school programs, camps and other youth settings. Grounded in research and designed for those aged 10-20. Winner of the 2021 Research to Practice award from the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE).
Mind Body Medicine is a training program that focuses on the connection between our mind and body as a way of better understanding ourselves and our health. Learn more from Extension’s Susan Beaulieu, Tribal community facilitator.
The awards were presented Oct. 6-7 by Extension Dean Bev Durgan during Extension’s annual conference, which took place virtually this year.
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.
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.
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.