OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Educators can provide reliable, research-rooted wellness information for businesses and organizations of any size. We can support your wellness education efforts with programs that cover topics on healthy people, healthy finances, and healthy relationships to encourage participants to adopt practices that will help them attain a healthier lifestyle. Email or call Shannon Carter at carter.413@osu.edu or 740-653-5419 for more information about how to schedule a program for your employees or your organization.

Mindful Wellness

“Mindful Wellness is designed to equip healthy adults with practice and skills to strengthen the mind and body connection and promote holistic health and wellness across the lifespan.” 

Ohio State University Extension’s Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) promotes healthy living. Along with topics like healthy eating and exercise, mindfulness is gaining recognition as part of a healthy lifestyle in the United States. Ohio State University Extension offers an overview on the science behind the art of mindfulness as well as the health benefits of stress reduction. How can you live a more mindful, less stressed and healthier life? Please review the Mindful Activities and Ideas sheet. For additional information, review the Mindful Wellness brochure

Live Healthy Live Well

Live Healthy Live Well (LHLW) lessons educate consumers on nutrition, fitness and other wellness issues, increasing awareness and adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors, and ultimately reducing health care costs.

Additional Program Opportunities

Choose one or more of our current program topics to fit your organization's need:

  • Beating the Winter Blues
  • Build a Better Recipe
  • Cooking for 1 or 2
  • Electric Pressure Cooking
  • Farm Stress
  • Food Prep 4 Breakfast
  • Heart Health
  • Humor and Stress
  • Meal Planning 4 Dinner
  • Nutrition for the Whole Family
  • Protect Your Skin
  • Rethink Your Drink
  • Saving Money at the Grocery Store