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Statewide Training Cohort – First Day

January 22, 2018 by Andy

Note: this entry, originally posted 22 Jan 18, was updated 06 Feb 18.

The first day of the first ever Master Wellness Volunteer Program Statewide Training Cohort was held 23 January 2018. The final agenda, recorded presentations and handouts related to the day’s sessions may be accessed below.

  • Agenda – PDF (92 KB)
  • Session 1 – Welcome & Role of Extension in Community Health
    • Presenter: Dr. Susan Ballabina, Executive Associate Director
    • Presentation: https://youtu.be/ngI5pzYgoMI
    • Handout: PDF (398 KB)
  • Session 2 – Master Wellness Volunteer Program Overview
    • Presenter: Andy Crocker, Extension Program Specialist III
    • Presentation: https://youtu.be/u7pqwuhOiGk
    • Handout: PDF (831 KB)
  • Session 3 – Walk Across Texas
    • Presenter: Mike Lopez, Extension Program Specialist I
    • Presentation: https://youtu.be/Pp6kxUtNvC4
    • Handout: PDF (1.11 MB)
  • Session 4: Lunch
    • Host County Extension Agent
  • Session 5 – Better Living for Texans
    • Presenter: Renda Nelson, Program Director
    • Presentation: https://youtu.be/r9QgX5Flk3c
    • Handout: PDF (788 KB)
  • Session 6 – The Many Faces of Diversity
    • Presenter: Luisa Colin, Special Initiatives Coordinator
    • Presentation: https://youtu.be/w808DNRP2g0
    • Handout: PDF (609 KB)
  • Session 7 – Dinner Tonight!
    • Presenter: Odessa Appel, Extension Assistant
    • Presentation: https://youtu.be/uQbAmyjxmGY
    • Handout: PDF (625 KB)
  • Session 8: Wrap-up & Adjourn – PDF (115 KB)
    • Host County Extension Agent

What’s next? Well you have some work to do between now and our final training day 28 Feb 18 via our Online Course System. If you need help creating your FREE account, please see Accessing the Online Course System (PDF, 2MB).

Thank you for your eagerness and commitment to Help Texans Better Their Lives!

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Master Wellness Volunteers leverage Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s outreach and education related to health, nutrition, food safety, and family wellbeing in the communities where they live and work.

In 2023, Master Wellness Volunteers provided 4,096 hours of service reaching 22,048 Texans.

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