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K-State Research and Extension
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September 17, 2024

Extension Updates

Submitted by Mark Stadtlander

Understanding Hospice, Fact Sheet. MF3656. Erin Martinez, Kathy Goul, Teresa Hatfield. Hospice focuses on comfort, not curing. It is a customized model of care that helps people with life-limiting illnesses live with dignity. This fact sheet includes information about types of hospice care, benefits of hospice, and information related to finding and paying for hospice care.

Understanding Hospice, Leader's Guide. MF3657. Erin Martinez, Kathy Goul, and Teresa Hatfield. Hospice focuses on comfort, not curing. It is a customized model of care that helps people with life-limiting illnesses live with dignity. This leader's guide includes teaching tips, activities, and an evaluation.

Cooking for One or Two, Fact Sheet. MF3659. Christina Holmes and Clara Misenhelter. Cooking for one or two people is more than preparing meals; it is an opportunity to focus on your health, make time for yourself, or to create an opportunity to have a meaningful conversation with someone else. Planning, preparing, and consuming balanced meals at home can help maintain weight, control chronic illness, and meet daily nutritional needs. Includes recipes and tips for cooking smaller meals.

Cooking for One or Two, Leader's Guide. MF3660 Christina Holmes and Clara Misenhelter. Cooking for one or two people is more than preparing meals; it is an opportunity to focus on your health, make time for yourself, or to create an opportunity to have a meaningful conversation with someone else. This leader's guide includes teaching tips and an evaluation.

Nourishing the Brain: Recommendations for Combating Neurodegenerative Diseases, Fact Sheet. MF366. Priscilla Brenes. A nutritionally balanced diet can help improve overall quality of life by promoting brain health and cognitive function. This fact sheet includes information about how different nutrients support brain health and ways to incorporate them into your eating plan.

Nourishing the Brain: Recommendations for Combating Neurodegenerative Diseases, Leader's Guide. MF3662.Priscilla Brenes. A nutritionally balanced diet can help improve overall quality of life by promoting brain health and cognitive function. This leader's guide includes tips for teaching the lesson, activities related to the lesson, and an evaluation.

Protect Your Skin from the Sun, Fact Sheet. MF3663. Ashley Svaty, Jessica Kootz. Spending time outdoors is a favorite pastime for many individuals and families, and many individuals have outdoor careers. When outdoors, it’s important to stay sun safe and understand how ultraviolet (UV) rays can damage skin cells and how to best protect yourself and loved ones from harmful rays.

Protect Your Skin from the Sun, Leader's Guide. MF3664. Ashley Svaty, Jessica Kootz. Time outdoors has countless benefits for physical and mental health. With these benefits of outdoors being well known to many, some may not know how to enjoy the outdoors while practicing sun safety. This leader's guide includes suggestions for presenting the lesson, suggested activities, and an evaluation.