MSU Extension

Health & Nutrition

Programming

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  Fighting obesity and improving nutrition in Michigan

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  Improving Relationships and Reducing Stress and Anger

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  Preventing foodborne illness and ensuring a safer food supply

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  Taking an active role managing chronic health conditions

Impacts

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  Creating Healthy Habits through Nutrition and Physical Activity

  Published on July 20, 2020

  Through MSU Extension’s nutrition and physical activity programming, Michigan adults, families and children gained crucial knowledge about nutrition and healthy foods, increased their physical activity and reduced their food insecurity.

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  Preventing foodborne illness and ensuring a safer food supply

  Published on July 20, 2020

  MSU Extension offers users the opportunity to understand safe food practices and reduce the opportunity of foodborne illness.

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  Helping Farmers & Agricultural Professionals Manage Stress

  Published on July 20, 2020

  Through MSU Extension’s farm stress programming, farmers, their families and agricultural professionals alike learned stress management techniques, about resources to get through tough times, ways to communicate with farmers under stress and more.

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  Combating the Opioid Crisis through Outreach and Education

  Published on July 20, 2020

  Over 130 people die every day from opioid overdose in the United States, and nearly 3 in 4 of Michigan’s overdose deaths are attributable to opioids.