Family and Consumer Sciences

The Family and Consumer Sciences Program strives to ensure that all Maryland residents are healthy and economically successful at every stage of life through education, research, and outreach programs. We accomplish this by working with youth and families to prevent and manage chronic diseases through healthy food and physical activity choices, handling food safely, teaching financial and health insurance literacy, and creating safe and healthy places to live, work, play, and learn.

Explore Montgomery County Programs - Nutrition

Dining with Diabetes

Dining with Diabetes is an evidence-based, national program provided for adults with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes and their families. The program teaches skills to identify and understand important information about managing or preventing diabetes.

Participants (18 years or older) will learn menu planning, carbohydrate counting, portion control, label reading, healthy fats, and the importance of fiber in managing diabetes.

This program includes four weekly, 2-hour sessions and a three-month follow-up class.

Dining with Diabetes complements and does not replace other diabetes education and management programs. Individual meal plans or guidance will not be provided.

DASH-Plus

DASH-Plus (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension - Plus Physical Activities) is a high blood pressure management program created by the University of Maryland Extension.

Participants (50 years or older) will learn what hypertension is, how to monitor blood pressure, what the DASH diet is (focusing on sodium, fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, fats, sweets, and shopping), and exercise demonstrations.

This program includes five weekly, 90-minute sessions.

Capture the Flavor: Herbs & Spices

Capture the Flavor: Herbs & Spices

Participants will learn how to:

Use herbs and spices to create your own international flavors

Apply best practices for herbs & spices storage

Explain how herbs & spices can be a food safety concern if handled improperly

Recognize health benefits of cooking with herbs & spices

This program is a 90-minute session.

Fresh Conversations

Fresh Conversations is an evidence-based and research-tested nutrition education program developed by the Iowa Department of Public Health in partnership with Iowa’s Department of Human Services and Department on Aging. This program encourages older adults to follow a dietary pattern that promotes healthy aging in this population.

Participants (50 years or older) will learn an array of nutrition, wellness, and health-related topics. The sessions are filled with interactive activities, lively discussions, physical activity tips, mind-stimulating games, easy low-cost recipes, and an area to write down and track goals.

This program includes six monthly, 1-hour sessions.

Explore Montgomery County Programs - Financial Wellness

Heirs Property: Problems, Prevention and Resolution

Event title: Heirs Property: Problems, Prevention and Resolution
Host organization: University of Maryland Extension
Date, time, and location: December 14, 2024, 8AM-1PM, 18410 Muncaster Rd., Derwood, MD 20855 (Montgomery County Extension and Agriculture Office)

Description: This workshop is designed to address the unique challenges of managing family-owned land that has been passed down through generations without formal legal documentation/proceedings or wills. Without proper documentation to prove ownership, heirs could be at risk of losing their family property. Heirs might also have trouble securing financing, receiving benefits, or selling the property.

Registration: Although the event is free, registration is required for logistics management (breakfast, working lunch, and educational materials packets). We have limited slots. Please register by November 15 to reserve a spot. If you have difficulty registering, please let us know. Please do not hesitate to share this information with your network. The flyer provides all the details.
We look forward to seeing you at the event. Thank you.

Cost: No cost
Registration information https://forms.office.com/r/sLA4KkCpFu
Contact information: Dorothy Nuckols, dnuckols@umd.edu