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| Participants learned to do low impact exercises doing the April 26 Personal Health History Workshop. |
Baton Rouge, La. – The SU Land-Grant Campus’ Family and Human Development Unit
held its second Personal Health History Workshop on April 26 at the SU Ag
Center.
During the
workshop Oschner Health System’s Diabetes Nurse Brittany George, ASACNP-BC,
discussed proper foot care for diabetics.
Cheryl
Atkinson, Professor of Food and Nutrition at the SU College of Agricultural,
Family and Consumer Sciences, discussed how blood pressure and blood sugar
respond to dietary factors.
Nena
Verrett-Gipson, Coordinator of Fitness and Wellness at the SU sports complex,
demonstrated how to do several low impact exercises and Kenny Ricard with the
East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control shared ways to
protect yourself from mosquitos.
SU
Land-Grant Campus Extension Associate Stephanie Elwood demonstrated how to
prepare a flower garden for spring.
The event
ended with remarks by SU Land-Grant Campus Chancellor-Dean, Bobby R. Phills,
Ph.D.
For
additional information about the workshop, contact Delores Johnson and Milissia
John-Baptiste Cole at delores_johnson@suagcenter.com, 225-771-3704 or milissia_jbaptiste@suagcenter.com, 225-771-2583.
Photos from
the event are available here.
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