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| 2027 - Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2027.2) | 0 |
Number of healthy lifestyle-related coalitions in which Extension is involved |
| 2027.3) | 191 |
Number of people that reported eating more of healthy foods |
| 2027.4) | 81 |
Number of individuals who made lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, managing stressors, etc.) for the purpose of improving their health |
| 2027.5) | 167 |
Number of individuals implementing personal health protection practices (screening, immunizations, well-baby care, preventive health practices, etc.) |
| 2027.6) | 288 |
Total weight (in pounds) lost by program participants |
| 2027.7) | 2801 |
Total miles walked by program participants |
| 2027.1) | 116 |
Number of people reporting improved lifestyles through a focus on proper nutrition, disease and injury reduction and comprehensive health maintenance |
Author: Lynn Blankenship
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Sumitomo of Edmonton is a factory that manufactures car parts. Employees often work long shifts, in a fast paced, detail oriented setting. Employees work at times, up to seven days a week during periods of high production demand. Many Sumitomo employees have suffered from stress related health impacts such as Type II diabetes, overweight, obesity and cardiovascular health issues, but they are all working on improving their wellness. For over 10 years, this FCS Extension A
Author: Lynn Blankenship
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
This Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences education, attended the certification training offered through FCS Extension in December 2018, for Stories, Songs and Stretches a Yoga informed active story time, language and movement enrichment program, designed for use with preschool populations. This Extension Agent completed the post training requirements of creating, running and completing an evaluation, for three sessions of Stories, Songs and Stretches with both of the Metcalfe
