{"id":10561,"date":"2017-09-29T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/?page_id=10561"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:09:44","slug":"4th-h-for-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/stem-toolkits\/4th-h-for-health\/","title":{"rendered":"4th H for Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12912\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-783x1024.jpg\" alt=\"4H icon to symbolize health\" width=\"300\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-768x1005.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-105x137.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-317x415.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-423x553.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-634x829.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-846x1107.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000-951x1244.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/4H_Icons_4_Health-1000.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>The 4th H for Health curriculum is filled with activities to build foundational knowledge around healthy eating and physical activity habits. Over six activities participants will experiment with new fruits and vegetables, discover the sugar content of common drinks, and design their own activity challenge, all in an effort to achieve the 4th H for Health challenge! The 4th H for Health curriculum was developed by Healthy Kids Out of School with support from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2017\/10\/4th-H-for-Health-Curriculum.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">4th H for Health curriculum (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Are you interested in learning more about what the University of Maine and UMaine system campuses offer?<\/p>\n<p>The University of Maine offers over 100 academic majors!\u00a0To learn more either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit UMaine\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/find-a-major\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Find a Major<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Explore our other campuses here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you need help connecting to UMaine or one of the other UMaine System campuses, contact us by\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:4Hscience@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email<\/a> or call 207.581.3877 and ask for Meg, Greg, or Sarah!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 4th H for Health curriculum is filled with activities to build foundational knowledge around healthy eating and physical activity habits. 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