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Physical Activity Interest Group

Group members can share ideas about increasing physical activity in their communities and find physical activity-related resources and updates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This group is moderated by staff from the HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

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Physical Activity for Older Adults

Earlier this year, ODPHP collaborated with Connect Extension on a webinar, Increasing Physical Activity Among Older Adults . In this webinar, participants were introduced to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report: Implementation Strategies for Older Adults, learned a summary of key strategies to increase physical activity among older adults, and the webinar highlighted Move Your Way® resources that Extension professionals can use to promote physical activity in their...

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The Extension Foundation was formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. Today, the Foundation partners with Cooperative Extension through liaison roles and a formal plan of work with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) to increase system capacity while providing programmatic services, and helping Extension programs scale and investigate new methods and models for implementing programs. The Foundation provides professional development to Cooperative Extension professionals and offers exclusive services to its members. In 2020 and 2021, the Extension Foundation has awarded 85% of its direct funding back to the Cooperative Extension System, 100% of funds are used to support Cooperative Extension initiatives. 

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