Small Steps to Health and Wealth^TM

Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension's major health finance initiative is Small Steps to Health and Wealth^TM. This program is designed to motivate consumers to implement behavior change strategies that simultaneously improve their health and personal finances.

Monthly Messages

• Monthly Finance Message
• Monthly Health Message

Online Registration

• Register Your Health and Wealth Goals

Fact Sheets

• Dear Small Steps to Health and Wealth^TM Reader (72k Word file)
• Small Steps to Health and Wealth^TM Co-Authors (202k Word file)
• Acknowledgements (73k Word file)
• Disclaimers and Quote (70k Word file)
• Small Steps to Health and Wealth^TM Overview (104k Word file) [Español]
• Health and Wealth Connections (118k Word file)
• Overcoming Obstacles and Taking Action (93k Word file)
• 25 Behavior Change Strategies for Health and Wealth (74k Word file)

1. Track Your Current Behavior (188k Word file) [Español]
2. Unload Your Childhood Baggage (187k Word file)
3. Put Your Mind to It (147k Word file)
4. Commit to Making a Change (143k Word file)
5. Defy Someone or Defy the Odds (158k Word file)
6. Think Balance-Not Sacrifice (149k Word file)
7. Control Your Destiny (149k Word file)
8. Make Progress Every Day (152k Word file)
9. Get Help and Be Accountable (144k Word file)
10. Meet Yourself Halfway (164k Word file)
11. Say "No" to Super-Sizing (181k Word file) [Español]
12. Convert Consumption Into Labor (164k Word file) [Español]
13. Compare Yourself With Recommended Benchmarks (907k Word file)
14. Use Easy Frames of Reference (164k Word file)
15. Automate Good Habits and Create Templates (158k Word file)
16. Live "The Power of 10" (178k Word file)
17. Take Calculated Risks and Conquer Your Fears (146k Word file)
18. Appreciate Teachable Moments and Wake-Up Calls (155k Word file)
19. Weigh the Costs and Benefits of Changing (159k Word file)
20. Step Down to Change (203k Word file) [Español]
21. Kick It Up a Notch (156k Word file)
22. Control Your Environment (149k Word file)
23. Monitor Your Progress and Reward Success (279k Word file)
24. Expect Obstacles and Prepare For Relapses (162k Word file)
25. Set a Date and Get Started...Just Do It! (177k Word file)

• Taking Action and Staying Motivated (99k Word file)
• Small Steps to Health and Wealth^TM Planning Worksheet (134k Word file) [Español]
• Small Steps to Health and Wealth^TM Resources(131k Word file)

Online Presentation

Posters

• Are Your Savings Going Up in Smoke? (355k PDF)
• Eating Away at Your Future? (374k PDF)
• Is Your Lunch Eating Your Lunch? (318k PDF)
• Nibbling Away at Your Bottom Line? (276k PDF)

Publications

• Order Form for Print Copy of the SSHW Workbook (61k PDF)
• Small Steps to Health and Wealth^TM Concept Paper (43k PDF)
• Small Steps to Health and Wealth^TM article:
  O'Neill, B. Small Steps to Health and Wealth. The Forum For Family and Consumer Issues, (December 2004), 9(3), 8 pages.

Contact

Barbara O'Neill
Phone: 732-932-9155 x250
E-mail: oneill@njaes.rutgers.edu