Activities – Community Education

Síndrome Metabólico… ¿Estás en Riesgo? (Metabolic Syndrome…Are You at Risk?)

July 9, 2025April 3, 2025jsj79Activities / Diabetes / Exercise / Food / Health / Healthy Lifestyle / Heart Health / MyPlate / Nutrition / Stress / Vegetables

Para leer la traducción al inglés de este blog, visite: To read the English translation of this blog, please visit: https://blogs.cornell.edu/communityeducation/2024/08/16/metabolic-syndromeare-you-at-risk/ ¿Recibiste recientemente malas noticias sobre tus análisis de sangre? ¿Tienes presión arterial alta o luchas con la obesidad? Podrías estar en riesgo de sufrir el Síndrome Metabólico, que está asociado con un mayor riesgo…

Diabetes Distress and Burnout

June 20, 2025March 14, 2025jsj79Activities / Diabetes / Friends / Health / Healthy Lifestyle / Mental Well Being / Stress / Uncategorized

Diabetes Distress occurs when someone who lives with diabetes experiences frustration, exhaustion, and anxiety due to the stress of managing diabetes, day in and day out. Living with and managing any chronic health condition can be physically, mentally, and emotionally challenging. With diabetes, the day-to-day management of things like testing blood sugar, meal planning, adjusting…

Groggy Teens-What to do

June 13, 2025April 3, 2025jsj79Activities / Exercise / Health / Healthy Lifestyle / Mental Well Being / Parenting / School / Sleep / Stress / Technology / Teen

Teens do not get enough sleep. They stay awake late into the night, and then it is so hard for them to get up for school the next morning. They can sleep until noon if allowed, and many tend to do so on the weekend. Interestingly, this is normal behavior for adolescents. During puberty, there…

Encouraging Outdoor Play for Young Children

May 16, 2025April 16, 2025jsj79Activities / Exercise / Health / Healthy Lifestyle / Mental Well Being / Parenting

Spring is in the air and we’re all looking forward to spending more time outdoors. For parents of young children, this time of year can be very exciting as we start to take our little ones outdoors more often and for longer periods of time. I thought this might be an ideal time to review…

Boosting Mental Health with Time in Nature

May 13, 2025April 16, 2025jsj79Activities / Gardening / Health / Healthy Lifestyle / Mental Well Being / Parenting / Stress

“Come to the woods for here is rest.” This concise but poignant quote by John Muir (American naturalist, writer, and conservationist who helped establish Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks) captures the essence of how spending time in nature is associated with better mental health and well-being. Most of us agree that collecting shells with our children…

Back to basics for better well-being

May 9, 2025March 14, 2025jsj79Activities / Dining / Exercise / Food / Friends / Health / Healthy Lifestyle / Mental Well Being / Parenting / Technology

Life today has become hectic; our frenzied lifestyle leaves many people feeling unsatisfied and wishing for better balance. Despite, or perhaps because of our modern advancements, many people experience worse health and mental wellness, more stress, and less happiness. Past generations lived simpler lives, and may provide inspiration on how to simplify our lives and…

The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation

May 2, 2025April 16, 2025jsj79Activities / Health / Healthy Lifestyle / Mental Well Being / Stress

In today’s world, there are so many different things that compete for our attention. Between children, pets, work, school, family and friends, commuting, running errands, cleaning, and hobbies, we often forget to even take a breath. We can barely focus on whatever we’re doing because we’re thinking about what we should do next. Life can…

Screen Free Week 2025

April 30, 2025March 12, 2025jsj79Activities / Health / Healthy Lifestyle / Mental Well Being / Parenting / Sleep / Stress / Technology

Screen free week, a long-standing tradition that provides individuals, families, and communities with an opportunity to enjoy life beyond digital screens, has a new home with the International Play Association. This year’s screen free week will be May 5-11, 2025. Research has found that too much screen time can be detrimental to human physical and…

Diabetes and Hydration

April 25, 2025December 18, 2024jsj79Activities / Beverage / Diabetes / Exercise / Fruit / Health / Healthy Lifestyle

As the temperatures rise, so should your water intake! For those with diabetes, staying well-hydrated can help to manage fluctuating blood sugars and in turn, avoid damage to the kidneys, nerves, and cardiovascular system. According to Angela Ginn Meadow, RN, RDN, CDCES, Program Director, Baltimore Metropolitan Diabetes Regional Partnership, University of Maryland Medical Center, sometimes…

Sharing Your Culture with Your Child

April 11, 2025February 20, 2025jsj79Activities / Dining / Parenting

Children are like little social scientists, constantly observing their surroundings. When your child notices similarities and differences within people, it’s important to acknowledge their observations. You can discuss why these differences exist, whether due to religion, regional food, or other factors. This helps them appreciate diversity and discourages negative thoughts about cultural differences. Children start…

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