4-H empowers you to be healthy in both body and mind.
Having the confidence and skills to lead a healthy lifestyle improves your overall well-being and ability to tackle today's challenges.
Through 4-H Healthy Living projects, you learn how to make healthy decisions to lead a healthier lifestyle. Find project resources, information and tips in each of these Healthy Living project areas.
Learn how to choose healthy foods, get a better understanding of what your body needs to stay healthy, and gain cooking skills.
Physical health includes movement and exercise to stay healthy.
Learn about preparing for emergencies and how to use equipment and protective gear properly to stay safe.
Social-emotional health is the cornerstone to confident, caring young leaders who understand how to take care of their minds and inner being, which is key to holistic well-being.
You can participate in the 4th H for Health Challenge throughout the 4-H year! Get motivated to create healthy habits with activities each month that support your overall health and well-being.
See this new resource to help you plan your club meetings, events and activities to support completing the challenge. This is a great activity for Healthy Living Officers to lead!
The Healthy Living Officer supports building healthy habits in your club. See our Learning Center for the training course so you can support better health for your club and community.
4-H Choose Health Officer Guide; Cornell University Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development; 2011.
Please contact Ally Lemmer, Healthy Living Academic Coordinator at alemmer@ucanr.edu.