Nutrition, Health, and Wellness

Nutrition, Health, and Wellness

Health

Nutritious Local Recipes

CNEP Recipe Box

Nutrition Cards for Fruits & Vegetables

Gollai Yan Fruta Nutrition Cards

Guam has an abundance of locally grown fruits and vegetables. Produce is important in our diets as a source of many beneficial nutrients, like vitamins, minerals, and fiber, and helps to reduce the risk of many diseases like obesity, cancer, and heart disease. Learn more about the specific nutrients found in our local produce through the fruit and vegetable cards at the link below.

Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Cards

Mental Wellness

Parks and Playgrounds

Guam Parks and Playgrounds

Walking Paths

Walking Paths in Guam

The publications listed here are those most commonly downloaded. To search a complete database of publications by topic, visit the UOG Extension Publications module here.

TEXTension

A free service that delivers health and wellness tips to you via WhatsApp.

Farmer Focus Program

Local and national resources to improve the mental, physical, and social well-being of farmers and ag workers.

Prevent T2 Diabetes Program

Prevent T2 is a year-long diabetes prevention program that uses proven CDC-developed curriculum to help participants lose weight and increase their physical activity level. Eligible participants must be 18 years old, overweight, not diagnosed with diabetes but either diagnosed with prediabetes or scoring high risk on the Prediabetes Risk Test.

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SNAP-Ed; Plan, Shop, Save, Cook Class

Learn to make healthier food choices on a budget through our SNAP-Ed Plan, Shop, Save, and Cook class! The class includes hands-on activities including learning to read and compare food labels, plannign meals, and practice preparing healthy, local recipes.

Classes offered upon request. Call (671) 735-2020/30 to inquire, or click here to register.

SNAP-Ed Cooking Matter Grocery Store Tours

Empower yourself to shop smarter on a budget throughout our Cooking Matters Grocery Store Tour! You'll learn to shop for healthier foods on a budget.

Participants must be 18 years or older and eligible for SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, and/or any other means-tested assistance program.

Classes offered upon request. Call (671) 735-2020/30 to inquire, or click here to register.

Cooking Matters^® is a national program by Share Our Strength^®. To learn more, visit CookingMatters.org.

EFNEP: Eating Smart, Being Active

Our Eating Smart, Being Active program is specifically for families with young children. The class curriculum encourage families with young children to develop skills to manage their food dollars, create healthy meals, and be physically active for themselves and their families. Lessons include hands-on activities on food safety, ways to get active, and tasting budget-friendly meals.

For more information, call (671) 735-2020/30 or click here to register.