Live Well

Promoting Health and Preventing Chronic Disease

1. Eat Well
   Make nutritious choices everyday to prevent chronic disease.
2. Move Often
   Be physically active and sit less as part of your everyday life.
3. Maintain a Healthy Weight
   Work to maintain a healthy weight throughout life.

Community Programs

1. Cancer Thriving and Surviving Self Management Program (CTSMP)
2. Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
3. Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP)
4. Functional Foods for Life Educational Program for Adults
5. Get Moving Get Healthy at Home E-Newsletter 
   A 12-week series emailed to you. Each newsletter has information related to food, nutrition and health; a recipe and links to resources.
   Live Well-Stay Healthy Texts: get a nudge towards wellness with text messages on Wednesday and Saturday each week.
6. "NJ Empower to Prevent": The CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program
7. Small Steps to Health and Wealth
8. Wellness Wednesdays with FCHS webinars – recordings and upcoming live events

For more information about the prevention of specific chronic diseases, check out the following links:

1. Cancer (from the American Institute for Cancer Research)
2. Diabetes (from the American Diabetes Association)
3. Heart Disease (from the American Heart Association)
4. Obesity (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
5. Osteoporosis (from the National Osteoporosis Foundation)

NJ SNAP-Ed Region 2

FCHS is pleased to be a SNAP-Ed partner in SNAP-Ed Region 2, one of three partners offering nutrition and physical education as part of New Jersey's SNAP-Ed program.

1. FCHS, Camden County Facebook Page
2. FCHS, Gloucester County Facebook Page
3. FCHS, Mercer County, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Facebook Page
4. NJ SNAP Ed Region 2 Family Foodie YouTube Channel - The Family Foodie YouTube channel

Preventing Food Waste at Home

We throw out about 40% of the food we grow in the United States, most of that food waste happens at home, learn about ways to reduce food waste at home.

1. Preventing Food Waste at Home - Online Webinar

Resources

1. Practical Ways to Reduce Food Waste Visions Article (on Page 3)
2. Healthy Meal Planning Presentation
3. Shopping for Food Safety Fact Sheet
4. Handling Leftovers Safely Fact Sheet
5. Home Composting Fact Sheet
6. Home Food Preservation
7. How to Keep Produce Fresh Longer - Infographic By Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
8. Understanding Dates on Food Labels By Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
9. Food Product Dating By USDA
10. FoodKeeper App By USDA

Healthy Aging Webinars

1. Healthy Aging Webinars
   The Healthy Aging Webinar Series with FCHS focuses on a variety of topics related to living a healthy life as you grow older.

Resources

1. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
2. Start Simple with MyPlate
3. MyPlate for Older Adults
4. MyPlate Videos
5. MyPlate Healthy Eating on a Budget
6. MyPlate Kitchen