Small steps to Health and Wealth™ is an exciting new MSU Extension program designed to motivate participants to improve both their health and their finances.

The program consists of three sessions featuring:  discussions of similarities between health and personal finance issues; suggested behavior change strategies that can be applies to either area of life; and the impact of health on finances and finances on health.  The program concludes with a discussion of key health and wealth success factors:  attitude, automation, awareness; knowledge, control, environment, goals, and time.  Participants will set health goals and/or wealth goals and take action to achieve their goals by identifying small progress steps.

Follow-up check lists at periodic intervals will help participants track progress towards their health and wealth goals.  Participants will receive the Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ workbook plus helpful MSU Extension MontGuides.  To participate contact Ardis Oelkers, MSU Roosevelt County Extension Family and Consumer Science agent at the extension office or by
e-mailing aoelkers@montana.edu.