Healthy Families and Communities

Nutrition Education Campaign highlights one healthy food monthly. Resources include 11 x 17" color poster, table tents, handout with recipes, article for newsletters or email blasts and 8-10 PowerPoint slides for use in lobbies or waiting rooms. Free electronic distribution.

Plant-slant resources in this booklet include local food and meal access, agriculture and gardening resources, nutrition education and contacts for local health coaches.

Online resources include links for nutrition and disease, cookbooks, trainings for consumers, CMEs for professional development and helpful web links.

Wellness Education for Cancer Nutrition: a local study funded by OHSU Knight Cancer Institute to improve the intake of fruits, vegetables and other plant foods in Coos County.

Evidence suggests we can prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's Disease and other dementia with healthy lifestyle changes including a plant-based diet (Handouts)

Research demonstrates that type 2 diabetes can be prevented, and in many cases, reversed using a whole food, plant-based diet. (Handouts)

Nutrition plays a vital role in thinking, learning, memory, behavior and emotions. Foods provide compounds for making neurotransmitters and can positively or negatively influence mood, depending on your choices. (Handouts)

Research outlines the role foods play in the development, prevention and reversal of many of today's chronic diseases. (Handouts)

Evidence suggests 40-55% of cancers can be attributed to dietary factors. Another 1/3 of cancer risk is attributed to co-morbidities like heart disease and diabetes. All these factors are modifiable with a healthy diet. (Handouts)

With just a little insight and a few tips, you can get the most out of your food budget to create healthy meals and snacks for the whole family. (Handouts)

Money-saving tips for making your holidays festive and bright...and healthy, too! (Handouts)

Studies show improvement in insulin sensitivity, cholesterol, inflammation and obesity by exposing the body to periods of fasting. The most common is an overnight fast of 12-18 hours. (Handouts)

Things you can do to live a long healthy life, with a focus on nutrition (Handouts)

The foods you choose can either raise cholesterol and contribute to heart disease and diabetes or lower your risk. Find out which foods to reduce or eliminate, and how to fill your plate with cholesterol-lowering foods. (Handouts)

It seems like magic, but diets that include beans, lentils and split peas really can help lower cholesterol and control blood sugars. Plus they are easy on your budget. (Handouts)

Plants contain all the nutrients we need for health including phytonutrients like antioxidants and fiber. Plant foods feed our body and our healthy microbiome and contribute to the prevention and reversal of chronic disease like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. (Handouts)

Sitting for extended periods has been found to be as dangerous to your health as smoking 1½ packs of cigarettes a day. Sitting more than 6 hours/day can increase your risk of premature death by 40%. (Handouts)

Many of today's foods contribute to chronic inflammation which is a factor in the development of chronic disease. This video outlines the key players in an anti-inflammatory diet. (Handouts)

Recognize the common signs of Alzheimer's and other dementia and determine steps to take to talk to health professionals. Also includes risk factors and FDA-approved treatments. (Tools and Resources)

Nutrition factors affecting your risk for heart disease, stroke and peripheral artery disease. (handouts)

Take a walk through the benefits of walking. We'll discuss proper form, types of training, stretches and how to bust the barriers to starting and maintaining your walking program. (Handouts)