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“Hand hygiene prevents you from catching diseases”
Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and associate professor of management at the
University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School tells the Wall Street Journal Health Blog “People
are resistant to recognizing personal health threats,”They don’t believe it will happen to them —
particularly since they can look back and recall plenty of times when they didn’t wash up and
didn’t get sick. So they tried a different approach“ Read more...
Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and associate professor of management at the
University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School tells the Wall Street Journal Health Blog “People
are resistant to recognizing personal health threats,”They don’t believe it will happen to them —
particularly since they can look back and recall plenty of times when they didn’t wash up and
didn’t get sick. So they tried a different approach“ Read more...
Making a meal is one of the most essential challenges we
may face when we're experiencing a short or long-term
disability. It takes energy to cut up vegetables, trim meats,
and stand for a period of time to cook your meal.
may face when we're experiencing a short or long-term
disability. It takes energy to cut up vegetables, trim meats,
and stand for a period of time to cook your meal.
Eating nutritious food is vital to our spirit and emotional
well being just as much as it is to our mind and body. Food
give us energy and makes us feel good when our body
has the fuel it needs to function.
well being just as much as it is to our mind and body. Food
give us energy and makes us feel good when our body
has the fuel it needs to function.
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You can’t see, smell, or taste harmful bacteria that may
cause illness. Read more about how food handling,
cooking, and storage are essential to prevent food
borne illness.
cause illness. Read more about how food handling,
cooking, and storage are essential to prevent food
borne illness.
As we mature, our bodies change. Older adults become
more at-risk for illness and, once ill, it can take longer to
recover. Knowledge of safe food handling helps older
adults stay healthy. Learn how to stay healthy when
eating prepared food, take-out and delivered meals.
more at-risk for illness and, once ill, it can take longer to
recover. Knowledge of safe food handling helps older
adults stay healthy. Learn how to stay healthy when
eating prepared food, take-out and delivered meals.
Food Assistance program to help pay for
groceries. Click on SNAP to learn more.
groceries. Click on SNAP to learn more.
“Sell-By”, “Best if Used By (or Before)”,
“Use-By”, and “Closed or coded
dates” what do these date really mean
anyway?
“Use-By”, and “Closed or coded
dates” what do these date really mean
anyway?
MyPlate illustrates the five food groups
using a familiar mealtime visual, a place
setting. Dietary guidelines remind us to
eat healthfully and make better food
choices.
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using a familiar mealtime visual, a place
setting. Dietary guidelines remind us to
eat healthfully and make better food
choices.
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