HEALTH and WELLNESS
Good nutrition and physical activity are important habits for you, your family and your friends to practice for life-long health.
Eating healthful foods and exercising at every stage of life will help you:
- enjoy great tasting foods
- build physical strength and endurance
- feel your best and work productively
- reduce your risk of health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer
Healthy habits should be:
- REALISTIC - Small changes work best.
- FLEXIBLE - Don't worry about one meal or one day. Balance your physical activity and what you eat over several days.
- SENSIBLE - Enjoy food, just don't overdo it.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025
Cooking Basics
Are you needing information to help you prepare meals, how to eat well on a budget, and/or improve your cooking skills? Here are some helpful resources for you.
- Cooking Basics: Getting Started
- The Well-Stocked Kitchen: Pantry and Non-Refrigerated Foods
- The Well-Stocked Kitchen: Refrigerated and Frozen Foods
- Cooking Basics: Measuring Tools and How to Use Them
- Cooking Basics: Basic Cooking Terms
- Cooking Basics: Making a Meal from What's On Hand
- Cooking Basics: Reducing a Recipe
- Food Preservation and Canning
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SCHICK)
A free program offering Kansans the opportunity to talk with trained community volunteers and get answers to questions about Medicare and other insurance needs. We have SCHICK counselors in our offices.
Pressure Gauge Testing
It is highly recommended to have your canner checked annually to ensure you are preserving food safely. We will test your gauges and contact you with any adjustments which might need to be made.
Water Testing
SDK water test kits are available through the Phillips-Rooks Extension District offices. Water quality testing fees is through SDK Laboratories. For more information SDK Laboratories.
Living Well Wednesday
A virtual learning series hosted by K-State Research and Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences professionals from across the state of Kansas. Webinars are offered each month with no charge to participate; however, registration is required. Find more information including registration here Living Well Wednesday website.
Kansas Radon Program
You can test for radon at anytime on your home. You may pick up a radon test kit at the Phillips-Rooks Extension District Office or order directly from the Kansas Radon Program at https://sosradon.org/purchase-kits.
