The final in-person day of the 2021 Master Wellness Volunteer Program State Training Cohort is 03 March, 2021. The final agenda and handouts related to the day’s sessions may be accessed below.

• Agenda – PDF (108 KB)
• Session 1 – Reducing Food Waste in the Home
  • Presenter: Dr. Jenna Anding, Professor and Nutrition Specialist
  • Handout: PDF (3 MB)
  • Handout: Food Waste Journal (PDF – 192 KB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/WY-VYRsbxhk
• Session 2 – Better Living for Texans
  • Presenter: Renda Nelson, Program Director
  • Handout: PDF (8 MB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/xwwftUlUfs4
• Session 3 – Path to the Plate
  • Presenter: Dr. Julie Gardner, Extension Program Specialist
  • Handout: PDF ( 14 MB)
  • Handout: Flyer (PDF – 684 KB)
  • Handout: Program Overview (PDF – 377 KB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/enDYZnahGOs
• Session 4 – Working Lunch – Review for Certification Exam
  • Host County Extension Agent
• Session 5 – Public Speaking: How to Effectively Convey Your Message
  • Presenter: Andy Crocker, Senior Extension Program Specialist
  • Handout: PDF (5 MB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/Oom6i1qfZKQ
• Session 6 – Memory
  • Presenter: Andy Crocker, Senior Extension Program Specialist
  • Handout: PDF (1 MB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/WlQAUg1t1bk
• Session 7 – Finish/Practice Speeches
  • Host County Extension Agent
• Session 8 – Certification Exam
  • Host County Extension Agent
• Session 9 – Wrap-up, Discuss Internship Opportunities, Next Steps & Adjourn
  • Host County Extension Agent

And now the really hard/fun work begins as a Master Wellness Volunteer Intern. Be thinking about opportunities with and through your County Extension Agent to start logging those 40-hours of give back required for certification. And don’t forget to report them via the reporting tab at the top of this page. Remember – if it’s not on “paper” it didn’t happen!

Thank you for your eagerness and commitment to ensure Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is Reaching Every Texan!

The first in-person day of the 2021 Master Wellness Volunteer Program State Training Cohort is 19 January, 2021. The final agenda and handouts related to the day’s sessions may be accessed below.

• Agenda: PDF (110 KB)
• Session 1 – Welcome & Importance of Volunteers
  • Presenter: Dr. Courtney F. Dodd, Associate Director for Health, Youth, & Families
  • Handout: PDF (251 KB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/DjQY_PcFzbc
• Session 2 – Creating a Culture of Wellness
  • Presenter: Mike Lopez, Extension Program Specialist II
  • Handout: PDF (4 MB)
  • Activity Guide: PDF (139 KB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/G5LCQ8Gva2Y
• Session 3 – Research-/Evidence-based Information/Education
  • Presenter: Dr. Mark Faries, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
  • Handout: PDF (4 MB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/ssSSXjpAK40
• Session 4: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
  • Presenter: Chelsea Bishop Smith, Program Manager
  • Handout: PDF (2 MB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/GmuJaqa8j34
• Session 5: Working Lunch
  • Host County Extension Agent
• Session 6 – Howdy Health
  • Presenter: Mike Lopez, Extension Program Specialist II
  • Handout: PDF (2 MB)
  • Activity Guide: PDF (165 KB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/7zcjG37Fqzg
• Session 7 – Diabetes & Hypertension
  • Presenter: Danielle Hammond-Krueger, Extension Program Specialist
  • Handout: PDF (2 MB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/MKiBCUwnMCs
• Session 8 – Learn, Grow, Eat, & Go!
  • Presenter: Lisa Whittlesey, Senior Extension Program Specialist
  • Handout: PDF (4 MB)
  • Recording: https://youtu.be/jdKq98gPG0k
• Session 9: Wrap-up & Adjourn
  • Host County Extension Agent
  • Handout: PDF (183 KB)

What’s next? Well you have some work to do between now and our final training day 03 March, 2021, via the AgriLife Learn Online Course System. Thank you for your eagerness and commitment to ensure Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is Reaching Every Texan!