Family and Community Health Sciences – Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County

New Virtual Learning Opportunities

Join us for Wellness Wednesdays with FCHS!

Every Wednesday at 2:00 FCHS presents a live 45-minute webinar on a variety of topics related to food, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles. This series will walk you through the easy steps that you can take to add positive health behaviors into your day. There’s no time like the present to make some of those small changes that will improve your health in a big way. Topics include mindful family meals, eating healthy on a budget, how to satisfy picky eaters, reading nutrition labels, spotting hidden sugars, and much more. For a complete list of Wellness Wednesday topics please visit the NJAES website.

Available for Viewing

Nutrition for the Childbearing years: A 3-Part Series from Pre-Conception Through Baby’s First Year.

Mission Statement

FCHS promotes healthy lifestyles and environments for NJ residents and communities with an emphasis in nutrition, health and wellness.

Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) helps people stay healthy, enjoy life, be active, and reduce health care costs. Many of today’s health problems–obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer–can be reduced through good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. FCHS encourages today’s busy families and individuals to learn more and make personal choices to improve health. FCHS combines research and practical advice to improve your health for a better tomorrow.

Key Department Initiatives

Get Moving – Get Healthy New Jersey encourages a healthy lifestyle, especially healthy eating and physical activity, through educational programs, a website, publications, and targeted marketing campaigns.
Grow Healthy is a wellness initiative that joins elementary schools, childcare/preschools, families, and the community together to make wellness and learning top priorities.
Small Steps to Health and Wealth motivates consumers to implement behavior change strategies that simultaneously improve their health and personal finances.
Worksite Wellness provides online evidence-based information that empowers employees to make better food choices, manage stress, and increase physical activity.

FCHS Outreach Focuses On

Programs Offered

School Wellness Initiatives for Students, Parents, Staff, and Wellness Councils
Early Care Education/Child Care Wellness Initiatives
Developmental Disabilities Training Series provides valuable training for the Cooperative Extension system and organizations which offer programs to individuals or audiences who have developmental disabilities. Topics include: Overview of Developmental Disabilities; Disabilities and Learning; Understanding and Managing Behavior; Visual Supports; Disabilities Laws and Program Accommodations and Modifications.
- Developmental Disabilities Training Series
- Developmental Disabilities Fact Sheets
Nutrition Education for Older Adults
Farmers Market Cooking Demonstrations
Shopping Smart Programs – Get the most nutrition for your money!
Employee Wellness Programs

Check out the Health Happenings and Services in Mercer County. Visit www.healthymercer.org.

Publications

Partners

Trenton Public Schools
Greater Mercer Public Health Partnership
Hunterdon-Mercer Regional Chronic Disease Coalition
Family Resource Network
Trenton Health Team
Capital Area YMCA

Contact

Joan F. Healy, MBA, RDN, NJ SNAP-Ed Senior Program Coordinator Supervisor, Family and Community Health Sciences

Telephone: 609-989-6831
email: joan.healy@rutgers.edu

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