Health and wellbeing in Twin Falls 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.  

Contact the UI Extension, Twin Falls County office at twinfalls@uidaho.edu or 208-734-9590 for information on current classes and programs.

Diabetes program

The Dining with Diabetes program helps people with Type 2 diabetes identify and understand important information about managing and preventing this disease. Classes are offered weekly for four weeks, with a three-month follow-up class. Participants will learn about diabetes and how to self-manage through menu planning, portion control, label reading and physical activity. Each class offers the opportunities to taste test diabetes-friendly recipes and gain support through group interaction.

Virtual cooking club

Join us from the comfort of your home for our free monthly Kids in the Kitchen Virtual Cooking Club. Open to youth of all ages and their families, each fun-filled session features simple, family-friendly recipes you and your child can make together at home. Learn essential cooking skills, nutrition tips and food safety while making delicious dishes together.  

Home food preservation

Learn how to produce high quality preserved foods and the science behind food preservation and food safety.

Preserve at home

Preserve@Home is a six-week online class for individuals who want to can and preserve foods for their families. No prior knowledge is required. Register and pay online or contact Laura Sant at lsant@uidaho.edu or 208-852-1097 for more information.

Each lesson includes information that can be downloaded and printed, an online discussion board to facilitate interaction, a real-time chat with classmates and open book lesson quizzes to assess what you learned. If you receive a score of 70% or higher on the final exam, you will also receive a certificate of completion.

Eat Smart Idaho

Eat Smart Idaho provides nutrition and physical activity education for limited resource Idahoans. Eat Smart Idaho helps adults and families learn the basics of:

• healthy eating
• smart shopping
• food safety
• quick meal preparation
• management of limited grocery dollars
• increased levels of physical activity

Eat Smart Idaho is funded by two federal grants, allowing UI Extension to deliver free classes specifically for those with limited resources.

For more information, please visit the Eat Smart Idaho website or contact UI Extension, Twin Falls County Eat Smart Idaho Program Coordinator Cammie Jayo at cjayo@uidaho.edu or 208-734-9590.