Health & Well-Being

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Brain Healthy Foods for Older Adults and the Importance of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Can foods such as chocolate or coffee really improve your memory? Learn More
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Boost Your Brain
How mental health and brain health are connected
Understanding how mental health affects brain health Learn More
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Youth Mental Health In New Hampshire
May is Mental Health Awareness Month - learn about the current state of mental health in NH youth
Current state of youth mental health in NH and calls to action. Learn More
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Grow Your Own Garden With This New Toolkit!
Learn how to create your own garden space with this Victory Garden Toolkit!
Have you ever thought about starting a home or community garden? Learn More
Wellness Wheel
Do You Know the 8 Dimensions of Wellness and What They Say about Your Well-being?
An interactive web-based tool to assess your current wellness
Understanding and using the wellness wheel assessment Learn More
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Master Wellness Volunteer Opportunities 2023
Explore three different Volunteer Pathways
For those interested in creating community change and becoming health champions, we are currently inviting adult individuals who are interested in vol... Learn More
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Winter Officially Begins Next Week! Join Us In The 12 Days Of Winter Challenge!
Winter can be the hardest time of the year to fit in enough physical activity. While your kids are home from school on winter break, why not join The ... Learn More
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3 Great Reasons You Should Eat Carbs
Carbs, or carbohydrates, are often made out to be the enemy of a healthy diet with media headlines that encourage cutting down or cutting them our com... Learn More
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Zeanny Egea Alvarado Recognized with Maynard and Audrey Heckel Extension Educator Fellowship
She is recognized for her work with the Master Wellness Volunteer program
Zeanny Egea Alvarado, Nutrition Connections teacher in Coös County and coordinator for the Master Wellness Volunteer program, is the recipient of UNH ... Learn More
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What's the Difference Between Prebiotics and Probiotics? And Should You Take Them?
Probiotics are living microscopic organisms that we eat and live within our digestive system. Essentially, probiotics are the good bacteria inside of ... Learn More