Nebraska Extension and Fremont Health are excited to partner and introduce a community-wide health program:
Reduction: Weight and Chronic Disease Risk
This program will focus on proper nutrition, health behaviors, and physical activity habits to reduce weight and minimize the effects of chronic disease. Reduction goes beyond education and creates a system of support for lifestyle changes that provide protective factors against the development of chronic diseases.
Key components of the program include:
- CDC-approved curriculum with lessons, handouts, and other resources to help you make healthy changes.
- A lifestyle coach, specially trained to lead the program, to help you learn new skills, encourage you to set and meet goals, and keep you motivated. The coach will also facilitate discussions and help make the program fun and engaging.
- A support group of people with similar goals and challenges. Together, you can share ideas, celebrate successes, and work to overcome obstacles. It is easier to make changes when you are working as a group than doing it on your own.
During the first half of the program, you will learn to:
- Eat healthy without giving up all the foods you love
- Add physical activity to your life, even if you don’t think you have time
- Deal with stress
- Cope with challenges that can derail your hard work—like how to choose healthy food when eating out
- Get back on track if you stray from your plan—because everyone slips now and then
In the second half of the program, you will enhance the skills you have learned so you can maintain the changes you have made. These sessions will review key ideas such as tracking your food and physical activity, setting goals, staying motivated, and overcoming barriers. You may learn some new information, too. The lifestyle coach and small group will continue to support you.
This program is open to all and is FREE of charge. For questions please contact:
Beth Nacke MS, RD, LMNT Dodge County Extension: 402.727.2775 Ext. 123
Registration: