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Featured Programs

  • Walk With Ease: Walk With Ease (WWE) is an exercise program that can reduce pain and improve overall health. If you can be on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you can have success with Walk With Ease!
  • Better Bones and Balance®: Better Bones and Balance® is an exercise program designed to gradually improve balance and strength to avoid falls and maintain independence.
  • StrongPeople™: StrongPeople™ is a nationally recognized, evidence-based community exercise program designed to increase the number of mid-life and older women participating in safe and effective strength training.

Helping Memory-Impaired Elders: A Guide for Caregivers

Discusses the causes of dementia and how to cope with a progressive dementing illness, respond to dementia-caused behaviors, and communicate with a memory-impaired person. Provides guidelines for effective caregiving and for self-care for the caregiver.

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Latest Resources

Sherry Sheng | Volunteer Spotlight 2025 (in English)

When Sherry Sheng retired in 2005, she joined the OSU Extension Master Gardener™ program in Clackamas County, eager to learn about the science of growing plants. In 2006, Sheng came up with an idea to offer research-based ...

May 2025 | Video

Omega-3s for health

Omega-3 fatty acids play important roles in human health and may help lower the risk of developing heart disease, some forms of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and macular degeneration.

Jung Kwon, Stephanie Polizzi | Nov 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog

Food and mood: How diet is key to mental health

Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health conditions worldwide. Food can keep the brain fueled and also protect it from damage. The food we eat is a powerful way to control our moods and brain function.

Stephanie Polizzi | Sep 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog

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Coping with Caregiving: How to Manage Stress When Caring for the Elderly

This guide offers suggestions to help caregivers maintain their personal well-being while providing quality care for a relative or another care receiver.

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Latest News

Walk With Ease expands awareness through partnerships, marketing

The efforts demonstrated the effectiveness of community partnerships and targeted marketing strategies in increasing program reach and engagement.

Ellen Radcliffe | Apr 2025 | Impact story

StrongPeople builds culture of health among older adults

The program, which has been offered in Oregon by OSU Extension for nearly 20 years, helps older adults improve their physical and mental health through strength training, social interaction and community support, reducing the risk of chronic diseases and enhancing overall well-being.

Lauren Kraemer | Jan 2025 | Impact story

Older adults in Malheur County build endurance and strength through exercise programs

Nine participants completed a six-week Walk With Ease program involving thrice-weekly sessions. They transitioned seamlessly to a self-directed walking program and beginning Better Bones & Balance program.

Barbara Brody | Apr 2024 | Impact story

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Nutrition for Older Adults: Preventing Malnutrition as the Body Ages

Poor nutrition can cause a cascade of health problems for older adults. This guide lists the nutrients of concern for people over 60 — from antioxidants to calcium to water. Learn how eating well can stave off chronic disease.

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Meet Our Experts

Cindy Brown
4-H/FCH-SNAP Program Coordinator

Contact me for questions on 4-H youth development and healthy living programming in Sherman County as well as healthy living topics such as MyPlate, gardening, food preservation and food storage!

Lauren Kraemer
Associate Professor, Family and Community Health

Contact me with all your health and wellness questions in the Columbia River Gorge.

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Robin Maille
Family & Community Health/SNAP-Ed

Associate Professor of Practice, Extension FCH

Stephanie Polizzi
Family & Community Health

Contact for information about foods that prevent or arrest chronic disease.

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