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Starting Your Health Journey: Where to Begin?

A health journey is about learning, growing, and evolving as we navigate the ups and downs of life. Learn some helpful tips for starting your own journey today!

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What Does it Mean to Have Chronic Disease?

Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living, or both.

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Eight Tips for Managing Multiple Chronic Health Conditions

Whether you are managing your own health or that of a loved one, the following tips for how to manage multiple chronic health conditions can help support your health and wellbeing.

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Schema Play is Not Challenging When Understood

Schemas, or imaginative and repetitive play patterns, may seem challenging at first, but they help children make meaning of their world. By identifying and supporting schema behaviors, teachers and parents can turn frustration into growth and joy.

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Feb 10

Chronic Pain Self-Management Workshop @ Winner

SDSU Extension will host a six-week workshop series on chronic pain self-management. The workshops will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CST every Tuesday from February 10 to March 17, 2026 at the SDSU Extension Winner Regional Center (325 S. Monroe St., Ste. 125, Winner, SD 57580 ).

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Better Choices, Better Health® South Dakota

Every workshop is built on tried and true ways of achieving better health at any age or ability level.

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Chronic Disease

Chronic diseases and their consequences can often be prevented or managed effectively through medical management, behavioral change efforts, and sustained patient support.

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Jan 06

Chronic Disease Self-Management Virtual Workshop

SDSU Extension will host a six-week virtual workshop series on chronic disease self-management. The workshops will be held from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. CST every Tuesday from January 6 to February 10, 2026.

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Jan 08

Cancer: Thriving & Surviving Virtual Workshop

SDSU Extension will host a six-week virtual workshop series on thriving and surviving cancer. The workshops will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. CST every Thursday from January 8 to February 12, 2026.

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Feb 02

Building Better Caregivers Virtual Workshop

SDSU Extension will host a six-week virtual workshop series on building better caregivers. The workshops will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CST every Monday from February 2 to March 9, 2026.