StrongWomen founder to begin tour in Kenai
September 15, 2011
Miriam Nelson, a Tufts University professor and bestselling author who founded the
StrongWomen program, will begin a 10-week national tour in Kenai Sept. 14.
Nelson’s tour is aimed at initiating grassroots, communitywide changes in the food
and physical environments of eight rural communities that are the locations of active
StrongWomen programs. The nutrition and exercise program targets midlife and older
adults and is offered through the Cooperative Extension Service in 40 states.
Linda Tannehill, a UAF Cooperative Extension Service agent in Soldotna, was one of two agents who approached Nelson in 2002 about developing
a strength-training curriculum. In Nelson’s latest book, “The Social Network Diet:
Change Yourself, Change the World,” she said Tannehill’s phone call encouraged her
to develop the program. “That call triggered a decade of community engagement that
has influenced the lives of thousands of women across the country who have led or
participated in our programs.”
The full story is in the UAF Newsroom.