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标题：Lessons from Two States with Extension Programs for Managing Stress
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作者：Holly Tiret ; Cheryl Eschbach ; Allison Nichols 等
期刊名称：Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
印刷版ISSN：2325-5226
电子版ISSN：2325-5226
出版年度：2021
卷号：9
期号：1
页码：94-108
语种：English
出版社：Mississippi State University
摘要：Recognizing the need for education that addresses social emotional and mental health issues faced by adults, Extension developed two different types of programs.Michigan State University (MSU) Extension developed the RELAX: Alternatives to Anger program (RELAX) to address anger management, and West Virginia University (WVU) Extension created Stress Less with Mindfulness (SLM) to build stress management skills among adults.At a national conference, the two states independently shared their programs’ objectives and delivery implementation and then later cross-trained each other’s Extension team.The research reported here shares the designs of both stress-reduction health programs and the results of a combined two-state SLM evaluation with 1,304 participants.The benefits of SLM included skill learning and practice.Recommendations for practice include state Extension services sharing curricula resources, training teams from each other’s states, and jointly implementing evaluation protocols.Extension professionals looking for established programs that help people gain skills to promote emotional health and stress-reduction may consider implementing one of these community-based programs in their states.
关键词：anger management;emotional health;mindfulness;stress reduction; community health program