University of Maryland Extension Wellness Resources
Curated by the Allegany County FCS Healthy Living Team
Healthy Living Resources & Recipes
Healthy Recipes Made Easy
Use USDA and local school-system food resources to supplement your child's meals, expand into healthy recipes, and create meals your student will love.
Make the Most of School Meals
Children love to help, and allowing them to help when you cook encourages healthy eating decisions and the development of self-sufficiency skills in the kitchen. Here are healthy, easy recipes you can share with your child.
East Smart Nutrition Education
Maryland SNAP-Ed created this helpful, easy-to-use video library from EAT SMART to help parents and educators model healthy food choices, build food preparation skills, handle food safely, improve shopping skills, and increase physical activity.
How to Buy, Store, and Prepare
Knowing what to shop for at the grocery store makes eating healthy easier. These videos look at understanding the shelf life of fresh produce, how to stock a pantry to minimize trips to the store, and ideas for creative, new ways to prepare old favorites.
Tips for Staying Hydrated
Staying hydrated is important, but not always as easy as it sounds. These videos provide tips and tricks for encouraging proper hydration throughout the day.
Financial Resources & Education
Understanding Your Credit Score
America's top three credit report agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion) are now offering free weekly online reports through April 2021. Visit www.annualcreditreport.com for more information.
At Equifax, consumers are able to get six free credit reports every 12 months through December 2026 by establishing a "myEquifax" account or by calling 866-349-5191.
Understanding Healthy Insurance
UME's Health Insurance Literacy Initiative (HILI) offers tools to help consumers buy and use health insurance wisely.
Your Money, Your Goals Toolkit
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) offers this FREE toolkit to help you create a savings plan, find and fix your credit score, pay down debt, and create a personalized budget that works for you.
Building Wealth Guide
Explore this site for tools to learn how to set financial goals, create a budget, save and invest, build credit, manage debt, and protect your savings with basic insurance.
Financial Wellness
Mental Health & Wellbeing Resources
Breathing Room
A space to take a breath & a step towards wellness with UME's Breathing Room. Blog topics include health, money management, stress, nutrition, health, mindfulness, and much more.
Family Resources
Healthy Resources
- UME Health & Well-Being Resource Page
- Health & Well-Being
- Chronic Disease
- UME Health & Well-Being Resource Page
- Aging
- Child Care
- Child Development
- Conflict Management
- Cultural Competency
- Diversity
- Elder Care
- Family Communications
- Family Identity
- Human Development
- Mindfulness
- Parenting
- Relationship Education
- Stress
- Youth Development
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health Resources
Meet the UME Allegany County Healthy Living Team
Dr. Jesse Ketterman, Financial Wellness Educator| jketterm@umd.edu
Kenzi Mousch, Agent Associate | mmousch@umd.edu
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