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鈥檚 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 性欲社 agent in Soldotna, was one of two agents who approached Nelson in 2002 about developing
a strength-training curriculum. In Nelson鈥檚 latest book, 鈥淭he Social Network Diet:
Change Yourself, Change the World,鈥 she said Tannehill鈥檚 phone call encouraged her
to develop the program. 鈥淭hat 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.鈥
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