Are you part of a work team or work with a community group that would benefit from doing some goal setting or strategic planning? Michigan State University Extension and the MSU National Charrette Institute is excited to offer an online session of the Setting Group Goals for Growth (SG3) workshop on the 5th of March, 2025. SG3 is a half-day, interactive, workshop for groups or teams with current strategic planning, goal setting, or futuring needs. Teams of 6-12 people will participate in a...

On Tuesday, the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission published a new scientific consensus paper addressing the diagnosis of pre-clinical and clinical obesity. Yesterday an NPR story highlighting the recommendations contained in the paper focused on the creation of a more refined, multi-factor measure of obesity than BMI. The paper suggests that "public health strategies to reduce the incidence and prevalence of obesity at population levels must be based on current scientific...

While the the idea that healthy eating can play a significant role in treating and preventing chronic disease is not a new one, only recently has it become more widely appreciated across the health care system. Much of this greater appreciation can likely be attributed to the popularization of "food is medicine" approach as described by institutions such as Tufts University and others. Additionally, a food is medicine pyramid visually depicts the role that food can play across a continuum...