UMaine Cooperative Extension Activities for Living Well Week
Contact: Louise Kirkland, 207-942-7396, 1-800-287-1485
ORONO– During Extension Living Well Week, March 11-17, University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a variety of workshops statewide, including “Parenting Through Separation and Divorce’ in Oxford County, “Home Budgeting” in Franklin and Piscataquis counties, “Creating Nutritious Low-Cost Meals” in Aroostook County, and an eating healthy session for parents and preschoolers in Kennebec County.
In 2005, the United States Senate passed a resolution designating the second full week of March as Extension Living Well Week. During this week many county UMaine Extension offices offer special Living Well activities. The emphasis is on healthy lifestyles, nutrition and food safety, financial management, safety in the home and work environment, and relationship and parenting skills.
UMaine Extension educators provide newsletters, short courses and fact sheets on many health- and family-related topics. To connect with your local UMaine Extension office, please visit www.umext.maine.edu or call 1-800-287-0274. The Living Well campaign is sponsored by the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.