Health and Human Sciences
What We Do
Purdue Extension Health and Human Sciences provides education to individuals and communities in each of Indiana’s diverse counties. We bring university information to the local level – both in person and online – to help people strengthen relationships, eat smart, improve health, and achieve financial wellness.
Contact Us
Purdue Jasper County Extension
jasperces@purdue.edu
2530 N McKinley Ave, Ste 1
Rensselaer, IN 47978
(219) 866-5741
Your Educator
Carmen Fortney
HHS Events
Cooking Matters
Cooking matters, in partnership with Franciscan Alliance, is being offered three times this Fall! Join us at the Jasper County Fairgrounds at 11:00 am as we discuss healthier eating and participate in make a recipe. At the end of the class, you will receive the groceries used in the recipe to take home and make it for yourself. You can choose to come to all three sessions, or just one or two. The dates for the sessions are September 24th, October 28th, and December 16th. This class is free but does require registration. Seats are limited to 15 people. To register, please contact me via email at cfortney@purdue.edu or phone at 219-866-5741 or Katie Kent at Kathleen.kent@franciscanalliance.org.
ServSafe
ServSafe is being offered November 18th with an optional (will be based on class consensus) second day on November 19th. Class will be held at the Extension office and will begin promptly at 9am. To register for this class please use this link: https://cvent.me/grVLEn. The deadline to register is November 10th by 1:00 PM CST