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Nutrition & Health
Featured Websites
Meat Safety for the Consumer Your Guide to Diet and Diabetes Healthy Hopping Taste of Gardening Recipes for Diabetes Sports & Nutrition: The Winning Connection
Additional Websites
  • MyPyramid.gov
    One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you.
  • Wellness Ways
    A collection of materials on wellness and health.
  • Fiesta of Flavors
    A collection of Hispanic recipes recommended for people with diabetes
Local Programs
Home & Community Education

Home & Community Education
Nutrition & Health Resources
  • Thrifty Living

  • You and Your Family
    Includes health tips, nutrition fact sheets, resources for those with diabetes, wild game recipes, indoor air quality fact sheets, parenting information, and more.

Our other program areas....
News & Updates
Diabetes Life Lines
Current diabetes research.
Less Is More
Fact sheets, tips and recipes that can help lead to healthier lifestyles.
You and Your Family
Resources for Southern Illinois Families.
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Lori Schmidt
Community Worker - Family, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences
Perry County Unit
3764 State Rte 13/127
Room 110
Pinckneyville, IL 62274
Phone: 618-357-2126
FAX: 618-357-3934
llschmid@illinois.edu

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