Join eXtension, The Monday Campaigns, UF IFAS Extension on May 12, 2021 to learn about Move It Monday
To warm up, attendees will be introduced to Move It Monday, a non-profit initiative designed to encourage individuals of all fitness …
Webinar: Making Food Fun: Helping Youth with Disabilities Eat Healthier
An hour-long lunch and learn session led by University of Florida Extension faculty focuses on making food fun for youth with disabilities.
The Healthy Food Choices in Schools CoP within eXtension is excited to bring you fun
Webinar Series: Encouraging Healthy Food Choices
Webinar Series: We are excited to offer the following series in collaboration with the Monday Campaigns, the ChopChop Family, UF/IFAS Extension, and eXtension. The following webinars are being offered as a series but we ask that you register for each …
Smarter Breakfasts Boost Brain Power
Is your school breakfast program providing the best, brain-boosting energy for students? From planning a nutrient-rich menu to enhancing the accessibility and convenience of your meals, this webinar will provide tips to enhance your program, increase student participation, and nudge …
Mindful Eating: How to Encourage Youth to Think Before They Eat
Youth oftentimes eat to just eat, a practice called “mindless eating.” However, mindFUL eating is an important component of maintaining health. Join Dr. Mara Vitolins of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, Dr. Michelle Krehbiel of University of Nebraska- Lincoln …
Budget-Friendly Marketing Techniques to Boost Breakfast & Lunch Participation
Promoting meals and target items can increase participation in school meals, but many districts don’t have the financial means to spend a lot on marketing. In this webinar, Dana Boler, the previous School Nutrition Director at Jackson County Central Schools …
Social-Emotional Learning in Schools
Across the US, we are experiencing a youth mental health crisis. With more young people experiencing hopelessness, anxiety, and depression, and a drastic shortage of mental health providers, many teachers are increasingly becoming beacons of hope for their students. Through …
Cooking with Kids: Building Lifelong Culinary Literacy
Research shows by teaching kids to cook they shop differently, fill their plates differently, and consider their impact on the environment differently. However, for various reasons, children are often absent when the family meal is being prepared. One way to …
Learn It, Grow It, Taste It! Nutrition & Gardening
This webinar is presented by Chelsey L. Slattery, Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences Advisor with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and Jennifer Swanstrom, Community Education Specialist with the CalFresh Healthy Living, UC Program. During this webinar we
A Pediatrician’s Perspective of School Body Mass Index (BMI) Report Cards
Join Mara Vitolins, Professor and Interim Chair of Epidemiology and Prevention at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, and Joseph Arnold Skelton, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Wake Forest School of Medicine and Director of the Brenner …