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Track your progress as you earn points for positive behaviors. Challenge yourself to take action daily to improve your health and personal finances.
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Laura Hendrix, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Phone: 501-671-2170
Fax: 501-671-2294
Email: lhendrix@uada.edu
Assistant Professor
Phone: 501-671-2170
Fax: 501-671-2294
Email: lhendrix@uada.edu
Office:
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
2301 S. University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
2301 S. University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
Small Steps to Health & Wealth
Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ is a national Cooperative Extension program designed to help you reach personal finance and health goals.
Learn proven behavior change strategies. Discover tips for success. Improve your health and increase your wealth.
Give yourself a health & wealth checkup.
Click here for the free online quiz.
Download Free Factsheets & Worksheets
Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ was built around a framework of 25 research-based behavior change strategies. Browse the factsheets and select two or three strategies to get started. Use the worksheets to define your plan and monitor progress. Small steps lead to big change.
- Track Your Current Behavior
- Unload Your Childhood Baggage
- Put Your Mind to It
- Commit to Making a Change
- Defy Someone or Defy the Odds
- Think Balance - Not Sacrifice
- Control Your Destiny
- Make Progress Every Day
- Get Help and Be Accountable
- Meet Yourself Halfway
- Say "No" to Super-Sizing
- Convert Consumption into Labor
- Compare Yourself with Recommended Benchmarks
- Use Easy Frames of Reference
- Automate Good Habits and Create Templates
- Live "The Power of 10"
- Take Calculated Risks and Conquer Your Fears
- Appreciate Teachable Moments and Wake-Up Calls
- Weigh the Costs and Benefits of Changing
- Step Down To Change
- Kick It Up a Notch
- Control Your Environment
- Monitor Your Progress and Reward Success
- Expect Obstacles and Prepare for Relapses
- Set a Date and Get Started....Just Do It!
Potty Pointers
Potty Pointers are 1-page flyers with concise information on a health and wealth topic. They were originally designed to be placed in the restroom stalls of our offices, hence the name. Now these health and wealth messages are available to you without the use of our facilities.
- Small Steps to Health and Wealth English Spanish
- Awareness Leads to Change English Spanish
- Unload Your Childhood Baggage English Spanish
- Put Your Mind to It English Spanish
- Defy the Odds English Spanish
- Think Balance - Not Sacrifice English Spanish
- Control Your Destiny English Spanish
- Make Progress Every Day English Spanish
- Get Help and Be Accountable English Spanish
- Meet Yourself Halfway English Spanish
- Say "No" to Super-sizing English Spanish
- Convert Consumption into Labor English Spanish
- Check Your Benchmarks English Spanish
- Easy Frames of Reference English Spanish
- Automate Good Habits English Spanish
- Live "The Power of 10" English Spanish
- Conquer Your Fears English Spanish
- Respond to Wake-Up Calls English Spanish
- Costs and Benefits of Chang English Spanish
- Step Down to Change English Spanish
- Kick it Up a Notch English Spanish
- Control Your Environment English Spanish
- Reward Your Success English Spanish
- Expect Obstacles and Prepare for Relapses English Spanish
- Set a Date and Get Started...Just Do It! English Spanish
Health and Wealth Videos
Gain insight into positive behavior change. Improve health and increase wealth with these tips based on proven strategies.
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