What is HHS?
Purdue Extension Health and Human Sciences (HHS) provides education to people of all ages in Indiana’s 92 counties on the topics of food, family, money & health. The community is our classroom – where we bring university information to the local level and help people strengthen families, spend smart, eat right, and live well.
The Purdue Extension Monroe County Health and Human Sciences program strives to bring education to those in our community. Whether that be food based knowledge and safety, drug awareness and prevention, safe sleep resources, money management, or even de-cluttering advise, this program offers a variety of adult and youth classes catered to such needs. Contact us today to learn more about what HHS can do for you!
Be Heart Smart
- Time: 1 hour
- Number of sessions: 4
- This program is for individuals who want to learn more about preventing heart disease by making heart-healthy lifestyle changes. This program will teach participants how to monitor risk factors for heart disease and how to make simple changes to their daily routine that can improve their heart health.
- Cost: $20 per participants
Physical Activity Across the Lifespan
- Time: 45 minutes
- This program reviews terms, recommendations, and benefits of physical activity.
Sleep On it: Why Sleep Matters
- Time: 45-50 minutes
- An introductory program that provides physical wellness information related to SLEEP. It covers the benefits of sleep, risks of poor sleep, stages of sleep, when to contact a healthcare provider, barriers to quality sleep and ways to improve sleep quality. Supplemental handouts are provided for additional information and resources.
Compassion & Resilience Education at Work (CREW)
- Time: 1 hour
- Health education curriculum focused on employee mental health and substance use that is tailored for the workplace environment.
- Three modules: Work life Balance, Stress Management, and Stigma Reduction.
- Cost: $195 for 20 employees
Get WalkIN’
- Time: spans 12 weeks
- Entirely e-mail based program
- Aims to promote increased physical activity through walking in communities. E-mail messages will be sent to participants twice weekly for the first four weeks and then weekly for the next eight weeks. These messages target principles of self-efficacy, social support, and goal setting, with the intention of increased walking among adults.
Captain Cash
- Time: 45 minutes- 1 hour
- Number of sessions: 4
- This program is an interactive educational program designed to teach basic financial management skills to third grade students. Curriculum includes money behaviors, money management messages that children process in the home, the community, on television, and via other media shape their values, attitudes and future money habits.
Where Does Your Money Go?
- Time: 1 hour
- Number of sessions: 2
- This program is designed to help consumers better understand how they spend their money.
Empower Me to Be Clutter Free
- Time: 1 hour
- Number of sessions: 1,2,or 3
- Session 1 provides de-cluttering strategies and discusses the emotional barriers that often prevents us from letting go of our things. Session 2 addresses paper clutter. Session 3 discusses how to store your things so that you can maintain the order you’ve created in your home or office
Staying Scam Safe
- Time: 30 minutes or 45 minutes- 1 hour
- This program informs program participants how to safely use technology to reduce the risk of being a scam victim, and how to identify and prevent common scams; 2 different session options
Matter of Balance
- Time: 2 hours per session
- Number of sessions: 8
- Min: 8 people Max: 12 people
- A Matter of Balance is a fall prevention program that encourages cognitive restructuring. It is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels among older adults. A Matter of Balance is an evidence-based program that can be delivered once or twice a week.
- Cost: $25 per participant
Train Your Brain: Nutrition, Neurobics an Notable Ways to Keep your Brain Healthy
- Time: 90 minutes
- The focus of this program is to understand dementia, the warning signs, benefits of early detection and diagnosis, and steps to better overall brain health
Parents Forever
- Time: 4 hour (for online course, or it can be taught in person)
- Parents Forever is an educational program for families experiencing divorce, separation, or a change in custody. You will receive a certificate of completion after completing your course. This certificate is what you need to show your judge, court personnel, or attorney if the course was court-ordered.
- Cost: $50 You will receive access to an online version of the parent handbooks and more as part of your registration fee.
Strengthening Families Program 10-14
- Time: 2 hours per session
- Number of sessions: 7
- This is a researched based program that teaches parents skillsets to better support their children and effectively guide their youth. Families learn to effectively communicate and strengthen their connection. Youth also adopt skills to manage stress and peer pressure. This seven session, two hour program has been shown to reduce teen substance use and behavioral issues
Dining with Diabetes
- Time: 1 hour
- Number of sessions: 4
- Dining with Diabetes is a cooking school that offers a practical approach to eating well for those with type 2 diabetes and their caregivers. The program consists of four sessions and a reunion. Program topics include: planning meals and snacks with delicious and healthy recipes, motivation and support — connect with others who are living with diabetes, ideas for being more active, an understanding of how diabetes affects your overall health.
- Cost: $40 ($60- couple)
Food Allergies 101
- Time: 1 hour
- The program defines a food allergy, identifies the signs & symptoms of an allergic reaction, list the most common food allergens, reviews ways to prevent an allergic reaction, and provides resources for further reference and education.
Food Budgeting and Meal Planning
- Time: 1 hour
- This program is about how to get the most nutritious food for your dollar
Food Labeling: What’s in There Anyway?
- Time: 1 hour
- This program is about how to identify primary components of food labels, marketing claims and understanding how to make informed food decisions
Plant Based Eating: Pros and Cons of a Plant Based Diet
- Time: 1 hour
- This program is about the popularity of plant-based eating, the health benefits and the challenges to following a plant-based diet.
Steps to a Healthier You
- Time: 1.5 hrs
- Number of sessions: 5
- Focused on eating a healthy Mediterranean-style eating pattern (a.k.a. eating the Med Way) and the 7 Simple Steps to Eating the Med Way. Each session explores 1-2 simple steps and mindfulness skills. Food demonstration and/or cooking instruction is included in each session.
- Cost: varies
Purdue Extension Monroe County
monroeces@purdue.edu
3400 S Walnut St
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 349-2575