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Health and wellness series begins Jan. 14

January 8, 2021

Marmian Grimes

UAF Cooperative Extension photo. Rhubarb, beets and potatoes grow well in this community garden in Douglas. A Jan. 14 presentation will look at how gardening can contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
UAF Cooperative Extension photo. Rhubarb, beets and potatoes grow well in this community garden in Douglas. A Jan. 14 presentation will look at how gardening can contribute to a healthy lifestyle.


Cooperative Extension Service experts in health and wellness will lead a free virtual series of one-hour classes, beginning Jan. 14.

Agents and staff from around the state will offer weekly Zoom classes at 6 p.m. Thursdays, through March 18. The topics are:


  • Jan. 14, Community gardens and health

  • Jan. 21, Diabetes prevention

  • Jan. 28, Healthy homes

  • Feb. 4, Indoor air quality and health

  • Feb. 11, Stress and you

  • Feb. 18, Suicide prevention

  • Feb. 25, Ways to move with Essentrics

  • March 4, Nutrition, foods and habits to boost the immune system

  • March 11, Veggie slam

  • March 18, Rhodiola, the beneficial adaptogen


Registration and a link to class details are located at http://bit.ly/RRRreg2021. For more information, contact Gina Dionne at gddionne@alaska.edu. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Gina Dionne at 907-786-6313 or gddionne@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is part of a national educational network that provides informal learning activities to the public.