By Kathryn Holland, Colquitt County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent When I began my career with UGA Cooperative Extension I was barely aware of the Walk Georgia program. Then one day I received a call from one of our community leaders asking me to implement Walk Georgia for the City of…
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By Supriya Venigalla, MD, MPH Happy Fall, Walk Georgians! Now that the weather is getting cooler, you probably want to get outdoors as much as possible. But if you’re 65 and older, you may be worried about falling and injuring yourself. It’s a legitimate concern because a single fall can be traumatic to…
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By Alison Berg, PhD, RDN, LD The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the government agency with the authority to regulate labeling of most foods sold to consumers, has passed a rule to change the nutrition label. This is good news, as the new label should provide you information to help…
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By Kimberly Jenkins Wilkes County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Fall is nearly here, y’all! For many of us that means endless amounts of football, watching the leaves transform to vibrant shades of red, yellow and orange and cuddling on the couch while smelling the lovely aroma of pumpkin spice…
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By Maria Bowie, Walk Georgia Program Director The Walk Georgia team is happy to announce that we have added Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) to our activities list. Thanks to City of Williamson Mayor Steve Fry, and other SUP-ing enthusiasts for making this terrific suggestion! I remember first seeing SUPs…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established guidelines in 2008 that state, at minimum, adults need 150 minutes of physical activity per week. However, 52 percent of American adults don’t get enough physical activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  More than half of the…
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