Health and wellbeing in Kootenai County
Health and wellbeing
Family and consumer sciences programs work to improve the quality of life of adults, children and families — specifically through healthy lifestyles, nutrition, food safety and financial management. Programming in Kootenai County focuses on wellness, nutrition and physical activity.
Contact the UI Extension, Kootenai County office at kootenai@uidaho.edu or 208-292-2525 for information on current classes and programs.
Five for five
Physical activity has proven to have an impact on overweight and obesity and chronic diseases. UI Extension is helping Idahoans increase their physical activity habits, promoting physical activity through programing and breaking down the barriers to physical activity. The Five for Five: 5 Minutes to Better Health add on curriculum aims to increase the rate of physical activity for all ages and includes a level of detail so anyone can teach the curriculum. Five for Five can be added to any educational venue including elementary, middle school and high school settings. Five for Five is designed to be offered in just five minutes moving through five components of physical activity: mindfulness, cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance and bone-strengthening, muscular strength and flexibility and balance.
Download the curriculum, a poster pack and/or PowerPoint for free from UI Extension publications.
Eat Smart Idaho
Eat Smart Idaho is a UI Extension education program designed to help limited-resource adults learn how to stretch their food dollars to provide tasty, low-cost, healthy meals for their families. The program teaches nutrition and consumer-related skills that lead to individual change. Eat Smart Idaho is funded through two federal grants and has enormous reach in our school districts, Head Start, food pantries and more.
Newsletters
The Food for Thought newsletter features ideas to help your family eat healthy. Browse recent issues for more information.
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Senior Nutrition News features topics on senior health and nutrition. Browse recent issues for tips on eating well as you age.
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