March 7, 2015
Vol. 3 Issue 1
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There's still time to get your Walk Kansas Team together!
Walk Kansas will officially begin across the state on March 15th and run through May 9th.
Kick-Off events are scheduled within the Wildcat Extension District:
Saturday, March 14th 8:45 am
Wildcat Extension District - Independence Office
410 Peter Pan Road, Independence, KS
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Hogge, Family Podiatrist
Dr. Hogge will discuss such things as posture, stretching and appropriate footwear selection.
Sunday, March 15th 2:00 pm
Meadowbrook Mall - Pittsburg, KS
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Take a stand for your health - literally.
Barbara Ames
Nutrition, Health and Food Safety Agent
Researchers have linked sitting for long periods of time with a number of health concerns, including obesity and metabolic syndrome - a cluster of conditions that includes increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels. According to James A. Levine, M.D., Ph.D. of Mayo Clinic, too much sitting also seems to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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Go Outside and Play! - Healthy for Children and Caregivers
Chuckie Hessong
Family & Child Development Agent
In a world where we wear activity trackers on our wrist to count the number of steps taken and set alarms on our phones to remind us to move every hour, it is not a surprise our children are following in our inactive footsteps. Long gone are the days where mothers said, "Go outside and play!" Perhaps we should re-institute that parenting wisdom not only for our children, but for ourselves.
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Is there a catch to eating fish?
Martha Murphy
Food & Nutrition for Limited Resource Families Agent
Along with benefits to the brain, nerves and eyes, did you know that omega 3 fats also
decrease your risk for heart disease, stroke, dementia and Alzheimer's? Humans cannot
make omega 3 fats, so we must get them from food. Good food sources include fatty fish
(such as salmon, Pacific and Atlantic mackerel, jack mackerel, tuna and sardines), canola
oil, ground flaxseed meal and walnuts.
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Morel Mushroom Certification Workshop
Friday, March 13th - Lawrence, KS
This workshop is intended to help assure that wild harvested mushrooms sold as morels in the state are actually morels and safe to consume. The current Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) Food Safety and Lodging regulations state that mushrooms picked in the wild for sale must be individually inspected for safety by an approved mushroom identification expert. Those successfully completing this workshop will be recognized as mushroom identification experts for the purposes of meeting this regulation. Note that these regulations and this certification do NOT apply to cultivated mushrooms, such as shiitakes, but only to mushrooms harvested in the wild. Cultivated mushrooms do NOT require an identification course.
The course will be taught by mushroom identification expert Sherry Kay from the Kaw Valley Mycological Society. There is no charge for the course this year.
Registration
Information Flyer
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Think 30-40-30 for Your Tax Refund
A K-State expert provides information about filing tax returns and how to strategically spend your refund.
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The income tax season is upon us, as W-2 and other tax forms arrive in mailboxes and electronically to people across the United States. Elizabeth Kiss, assistant professor in the
Department of Family Studies and Human Services at
Kansas State University and family resource management specialist for
K-State Research and Extension, recommends filing tax returns early and planning ahead for what to do with a potential refund.
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2015 FCS Lessons
Educational lessons are scheduled in March.
The public is invited to attend!
March 24th 10 am - Action Plan for Managing Obesity
11:15 am - Shopping Safe at Farmers' Markets
Lessons are presented by K-State Research and Extension
Agents and Specialists.
Parsons Municipal Building - basement
112 S 17th Street
Parsons, Kansas
In case of inclement weather, lessons will be rescheduled to Thursday of the same week.
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The Aging with Attitude Regional Expo promotes positive attitudes about aging and educated older Kansans on issues that support physical, mental and financial health.
Friday, April 24th, 2015
9 am - 3:30 pm
First Church of the Nazarene
816 E Quincy Street
Pittsburg, KS
Registration: $15 per person, includes lunch, FUNercise activity, prizes and resource fair. Advance registration is due by April 13th.
Speaker: J.T. Knoll
Prevention and Wellness Coordinator, Pittsburg State University
Columnist, Pittsburg Morning Sun
Keynote Topic: "Getting Older: Laughter Really is the Best Medicine"
Breakout Sessions:
- Aging and Mental Wellness
- Art and Alzheimer's Disease
- Dogs Adapt to Attitude and Needs
- Gardening in the Golden Years
- Medicare for Boomers and Beyond
- Nutrition and Healthy Eating Tips
- What Do I Say? What Can I Do?
- Oral Care for the Ages
- Pharmacy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
- Shifts in Perspectives: Alzheimer's Care
Event Flyer
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What
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When
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Where
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Walk Kansas Montgomery County Kick-Off Event
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Saturday, March 14th
8:45 am
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Wildcat Extension District Independence Office
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Walk Kansas Crawford County Kick-Off Event
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Sunday, March 15th
2:00 pm
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Meadowbrook Mall
Pittsburg, KS
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FCS Lessons
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March 31st
10 am - noon
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Parsons Municipal Building basement
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Aging with Attitude
Regional Expo
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April 24th
9 am - 3:30 pm
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First Church of the Nazarene
Pittsburg, KS
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