Health & Nutrition Education Programs

Helping people make healthy food choices, manage their weight, preserve food, and handle food safely.

UT Extension’s Department of Family and Consumer Sciences delivers research-based education across Tennessee to help families choose and prepare foods that lead to healthy eating patterns.

Resources and Programs in Your Community

Now offering the following research-based programming to our Extension county agents for use in communities across Tennessee. To learn more about these resources and which programs are offered in your community, contact your county Extension Office.

To learn more or to find out if this program is available in your community,

contact Stacy Clark at Lawrence County Extension (931) 762-5506.

Dining with Diabetes is a hands-on learning program designed to teach practical skills needed to comply with the health care provider’s instructions. Food demonstrations included in each lesson to teach quick-and-healthy cooking techniques. Participants also learn how to count the amount of carbohydrates in food, how to modify recipes to reduce calories, carbohydrates and fat and how to plan a balanced diet for a specific calorie level.

A six-week evidence-based group education program that teaches people practical skills they need to live well with a variety of health conditions. Through weekly sessions, the workshop provides support for continuing normal daily activities and dealing with emotions that arise from having a chronic condition.

A six-week evidence-based program that helps individuals take day-to-day responsibility for their diabetes care. Participants gain skills necessary to self-manage their diabetes and work effectively with their healthcare professionals.

This eight-week interdisciplinary program involves partnering with local small food retail stores to promote healthy foods through in-store marketing and online social media. This program also works to improve healthy food access by encouraging food retail managers to stock the healthy foods that are promoted through the program.

A series of five educational activities designed to engage older adults and teach nutrition, food resource management, and food safety.

A Matter of Balance is an eight-session community class specifically designed to reduce the fear of falling, stop the fear of falling cycle, and improve activity levels among community-dwelling older adults.

This eight-week program is designed for older adults to improve muscle strength, health and quality of life.

Chair Yoga class is every Monday at 10:00 am at the Lawrence County Senior Center. If you have any questions please call Stacy Clark at (931) 762-5506. This class is for seniors to make it more accessible for people who can not stand for long periods of time.